Impact of fire on fungal abundance and microbial efficiency in C assimilation and mineralisation in a Mediterranean maquis soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 377-381

  Rutigliano, F A ^a   De Marco, A ^b   D'Ascoli, R ^a   Castaldi, S ^a   Gentile, A ^a   Virzo De Santo, A ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

CEM; Fire severity; Fungal mycelium; Microbial biomass; qCO2

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMBUSTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIRE; FUNGUS; GROWTH; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36148948682     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-007-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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