Pollution-induced community tolerance of soil microbes in response to a zinc gradient

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2665-2672

  Davis, Miles R H ^a   Zhao, Fang Jie ^a   McGrath, Steve P ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biolog; Metal resistance; Metal tolerance; Pollution induced community tolerance; Risk assessment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; METABOLISM; POLLUTION; ZINC;

METABOLIC DIVERSITY; PLATE SYSTEMS; PYLONS; SOIL MICROBES;

SOILS;

HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TOLERANCE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION INDUCED COMMUNITY TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BELGIUM; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WALES; ZINC;

EID: 5444235353     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-645     Document Type: Article

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