Functional microbial diversity in regenerating cutover peatlands responds to vegetation succession

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1799-1809

  Artz, Rebekka R E ^a   Chapman, Stephen J ^a   Siegenthaler, Andy ^b,c   Mitchell, Edward A D ^b,c   Buttler, Alexandre ^b,c,d   Bortoluzzi, Estelle ^d   Gilbert, Daniel ^d   Yli Petays, Mika ^e,f   Vasander, Harri ^e   Francez, André Jean ^g  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Microbial diversity; Peatlands; Restoration; Substrate induced respiration; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DECOMPOSITION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PEATLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REGENERATION; RESPIRATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 54349115239     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01573.x     Document Type: Article

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