Changes of the functional diversity of soil microbial community during the colonization of abandoned grassland by a forest

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 191-199

  Gomoryova E ^a   Hrivnak R ^b   Janisova M ^b,c   Ujhazy K ^a   Gomory D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Slovakia)

^c Matthias Bellus University   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Plant diversity; Secondary succession; Soil functional diversity

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 70349771763     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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