Forest floor microbial community response to tree species and fertilization of regenerating coniferous forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1426-1435

  Leckie, S E ^a   Prescott, C E ^a   Grayston, S J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FATTY ACIDS; FERTILIZERS; FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

FERTILIZER TREATMENTS; HEMLOCK PLOTS; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST FLOOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; VEGETATION;

BIOMASS; FATTY ACIDS; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; LIPIDS; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; FUNGI; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 4644237835     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-028     Document Type: Article

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