Experimental analysis of the effect of exotic and native plant species on the structure and function of soil microbial communities

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 895-905

  Kourtev, P S ^a,b   Ehrenfeld, J G ^a   Haggblom M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Exotic plant species; Hardwood forests; Japanese barberry; Japanese stilt grass; Phospholipid fatty acids; SIR; Soil microbial community

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; NITRIFICATION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

PLANT INVASIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS THUNBERGII; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 0037628220     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(03)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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