Changes in the soil microbial community structure with latitude in eastern China, based on phospholipid fatty acid analysis

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 234-240

  Wu, Yuping ^a,b   Ma, Bin ^a   Zhou, Ling ^a   Wang, Haizhen ^a   Xu, Jianming ^a   Kemmitt, Sarah ^b   Brookes, Philip C ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; China; Latitude; Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA); Soil microbial community structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 70349782814     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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