Response of the microbial community to water table variation and nutrient addition and its implications for in situ preservation of organic archaeological remains in wetland soils

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-805

  Douterelo, Isabel ^a   Goulder, Raymond ^b   Lillie, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C Leucine assimilation; Organic archaeological remains; Redox potential; Soil nutrients; Water table

Indexed keywords

14C-LEUCINE ASSIMILATION; ORGANIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL NUTRIENTS; WATER TABLE;

AMINO ACIDS; AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; WETLANDS;

SOILS;

AMINO ACID; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROFILE; WATER TABLE; WATERLOGGING; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67651111642     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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