Soil microbial community composition as affected by restoration practices in California grassland

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1851-1860

  Potthoff, Martin ^a   Steenwerth, Kerri L ^a   Jackson, Louise E ^a   Drenovsky, Rebecca E ^b   Scow, Kate M ^a   Joergensen, Rainer G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural inputs; Ergosterol; Plant removal; PLFA; Soil depth; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WEED CONTROL;

ERGOSTEROL; PLANT REMOVAL; PLFA; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BIOMASS; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745787428     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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