Effects of heavy metal contamination on microbial biomass and community structure in soils

Chinese Journal of Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-328

  Yang, Yuangen ^a   Liu, Congqiang ^a   Xu, Lei ^b   Wu, Pan ^a   Zhang, Guoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Guizhou Institute of Environmental Science and Design   (China)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Heavy metal contamination; Microbial biomass; Microbial community structure; Soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; SMELTING; VEGETATION; ZINC;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GENE FRAGMENTS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; VEGETATION DESTRUCTION;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; SMELTING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOMASS; HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; WORLD;

EID: 11844269168     PISSN: 10009426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02871303     Document Type: Article

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