Effects of mercury on soil microbial communities in tropical soils of French Guyana

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-68

  Harris Hellal, Jennifer ^a   Vallaeys, Tatiana ^b   Garnier Zarli, Evelyne ^a   Bousserrhine, Noureddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Functional diversity; Genetic structure; Mercury pollution; Microbial communities; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 57549100245     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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