Pasture and forest soil microbial communities show distinct patterns in their catabolic respiration responses at a landscape scale

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Stevenson, B A ^a   Sparling, G P ^a   Schipper, L A ^a   Degens, B P ^b   Duncan, L C ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Hyatt Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon substrate utilization; Catabolic response profiles; Microbial functional diversity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MICROORGANISMS; SUBSTRATES;

CATABOLIC RESPONSES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PASTURE; RESPIRATION;

PINUS RADIATA; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0842268029     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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