Invasive plant species and soil microbial response to wildfire burn severity in the Cascade Range of Oregon

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-159

  Hebel, Cassie L ^a   Smith, Jane E ^b   Cromack Jr , Kermit ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Invasive plants; Phospholipid fatty acid analysis; PLFA; Soil burn severity; Soil microbial communities

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 67349161795     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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