Interactions between microbial community structure and the soil environment found on golf courses

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1533-1541

  Bartlett, Mark David ^a   James, I T ^a   Harris, J A ^a   Ritz, K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCA; Golf course; Microbial community analysis; Physicochemical biological interactions; PLFA

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; FATTY ACIDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MECHANICS;

CANNONICAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS (CCA); GOLF COURSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID (PLFA);

MICROORGANISMS;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GOLF COURSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247264420     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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