Linking microbial community composition and soil processes in a California annual grassland and mixed-conifer forest

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 395-415

  Balser, Teri C ^a,b   Firestone, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial community composition; Microbial diversity; N mineralization; Nitrification; Soil transplant

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 19944368795     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0372-y     Document Type: Article

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