Variations in the soil microbial community composition of a tropical montane forest ecosystem: Does tree species matter?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2699-2702

  Ushio, Masayuki ^a   Wagai, Rota ^a   Balser, Teri C ^b   Kitayama, Kanehiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad leaves; Conifer; Lipid profile; Microbial community; pH; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PHENOLS; SOILS;

BROAD-LEAVES; CONIFER; LIPID PROFILE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PH; TROPICAL MONTANE FOREST;

PH EFFECTS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LIPID; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONTANE FOREST; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LIPIDS; PH; PHENOLS; SOFTWOODS; SOIL;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; MOUNT KINABALU; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; DACRYCARPUS IMBRICATUS; DACRYDIUM (CONIFER); LITHOCARPUS CLEMENTIANUS; PALAQUIUM; TRISTANIOPSIS;

EID: 51549116035     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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