Functional diversity of microbial communities in the mixed boreal plain forest of central Canada

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1359-1372

  White, Christopher ^a   Tardif, Jacques C ^a   Adkins, Anne ^a   Staniforth, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

BIOLOG ; Boreal forest succession; Functional diversity; Gap; Microbial communities; Partial PCA RDA; Picea glauca; Picea mariana; Pinus banksiana; Populus tremuloides

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

FOREST FLOORS; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES;

FORESTRY;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; PICEA GLAUCA; SOIL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANAS SP.; PARAGNETINA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 16244376490     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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