Effect of an invasive grass on ambient rates of decomposition and microbial community structure: A search for causality

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1855-1868

  Holly, D Christopher ^a   Ervin, Gary N ^a   Jackson, Colin R ^b   Diehl, Susan V ^c   Kirker, Grant T ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition alteration; DGGE; Ecosystem modification; Invasive plant species; Microbial community analyses; Microbial ecology; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GLOMERATUS; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA;

EID: 70349504866     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9364-5     Document Type: Article

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