Heterogeneity of soil nutrients and subsurface biota in a dryland ecosystem

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2138-2149

  Housman, David C ^a   Yeager, Chris M ^b,e   Darby, Brian J ^c,f   Sanford Jr , Robert L ^d   Kuske, Cheryl R ^b   Neher, Deborah A ^c,f   Belnap, Jayne ^a  

^a Canyonlands Research Station   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^e SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; Islands of fertility; Soil chemistry; Soil fauna; Soil food webs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUST; ISLANDS OF FERTILITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FOOD WEBS;

SOILS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AMMONIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRYLAND FARMING; HETEROGENEITY; LICHEN; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEMATODE; NITROGEN FIXATION; POTASSIUM; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ACHNATHERUM HYMENOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; CYANOBACTERIA; NEMATODA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 34249044798     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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