The use of microorganisms in ecological soil classification and assessment concepts

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 230-248

  Winding, Anne ^a   Hund Rinke, Kerstin ^b   Rutgers, Michiel ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity; Biomass; Diversity; Functions; Genetics; Indicator; Microorganisms; Monitoring; Respiration; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ENZYME; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL QUALITY;

AMMONIFICATION; AUSTRIA; CATABOLISM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECOMPOSITION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMANY; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; LAND USE; LATVIA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MICROCLIMATE; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; MONITORING; MYCORRHIZA; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PLASMID; POLICY; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE;

EID: 23944462447     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.03.026     Document Type: Article

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