Species-specific effects of plants colonising cutover peatlands on patterns of carbon source utilisation by soil microorganisms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 544-549

  Yan, Weigang ^a   Artz, Rebekka R E ^b   Johnson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community level physiological profiling (CLPP); Microbial community structure; Peat; Plant succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROORGANISMS; PEAT;

COMMUNITY LEVEL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILING (CLPP); MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICRORESP ANALYSIS; PLANT SUCCESSION; SOIL CARBON;

SOILS;

AMINO ACID; BARE SOIL; BIOMASS; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PEATLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUCCESSION;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM;

EID: 36148930632     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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