Ambient ultraviolet radiation in the Arctic reduces root biomass and alters microbial community composition but has no effects on microbial biomass

Global Change Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 564-574

  Rinnan, Riikka ^a,b   Keinanen M M ^c   Kasurinen, A ^b   Asikainen, J ^b   Kekki, T K ^b,c   Holopainen, T ^b   Ro Poulsen, H ^a   Mikkelsen, T N ^d   Michelsen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Greenland; Heath ecosystem; Lipid biomarkers; Microbial biomass; Mycorrhiza; Ozone depletion; Root biomass; UV exclusion; Vaccinium uliginosum

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; HEATHLAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OZONE DEPLETION; ROOT SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; WORLD;

VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM;

EID: 17644420706     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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