Soil microorganisms of a native shrub and exotic grasses along a nitrogen deposition gradient in southern California

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-26

  Sigüenza, Concepción ^a   Crowley, David E ^a   Allen, Edith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Artemisia californica; Bromus madritensis; Coastal sage scrub; Fatty acids; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA CALIFORNICA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROMUS; BROMUS MADRITENSIS; FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 33645884123     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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