Bacterial community structure correlates with decomposition parameters along a Hawaiian precipitation gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2164-2167

  Schwartz, Egbert ^a   Adair, Karen L ^a   Schuur, Edward A ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial community structure; Hawaii; Precipitation gradient; TRFLP

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; POLYMORPHISM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOILS;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION GRADIENTS; SOIL RESPIRATION; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS (TRFLP);

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FERMENTATION; LITTER; METABOLISM; METHANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249048900     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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