Decomposition and spatial microbial heterogeneity associated with native shrubs in soils of agroecosystems in semi-arid Senegal

Pedobiologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-286

  Diedhiou, S ^a   Dossa, E L ^b   Badiane, A N ^c   Diedhiou, I ^d   Sene M ^e   Dick, R P ^f  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Fertilizer Development Corporation   (Ghana)

^c Sahel Regional Office SRO   (Senegal)

^d University of Thies   (Senegal)

^e CERAAS   (Senegal)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Enzymes; PLFA; Rhizopshere; Sahel; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HETEROGENEITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NATIVE SPECIES; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS; PILIOSTIGMA RETICULATUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 62249130843     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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