Changes in soil microbial community structure and function in an alpine dry meadow following spring snow melt

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-314

  Lipson, D A ^a   Schadt, C W ^b   Schmidt, S K ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOWMELT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

NORTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL DNA; CELLULASE; GLYCINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SNOW;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW;

BIOMASS; CELLULASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; GLYCINE; PHENOLS; PLANT ROOTS; POACEAE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SNOW; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0036526758     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-001-1057-x     Document Type: Article

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