Soil microbial eco-physiological response to nutrient enrichment in a sub-tropical wetland

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-289

  Corstanje, R ^a   Reddy, K R ^a   Prenger, J P ^a   Newman, S ^b   Ogram, A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Everglades Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattail; Ecosystem responses; Eutrofication; Everglades; Microbial activities; Microbial ecophysiological indicators; Nutrient enrichment; Sawgrass; Water Conservation Area 2a

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRITION; SOIL MECHANICS; VEGETATION;

CATTAIL; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES; EVERGLADES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SAWGRASS;

WETLANDS;

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MARSH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TYPHA;

EID: 33846570297     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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