Role of soil drying in nitrogen mineralization and microbial community function in semi-arid grasslands of north-west Australia

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1557-1569

  Ford, D J ^a   Cookson, W R ^a   Adams, M A ^a   Grierson, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire; Heterogeneity; Hummock grassland; PLFA; Triodia

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FIRES; LANDFORMS; MICROOPTICS; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE;

HETEROGENEITY; HUMMOCK GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; TRIODIA;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIRE HISTORY; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WETTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

SPINIFEX; TRIODIA;

EID: 34247276617     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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