An evaluation of the functional significance of peat microorganisms using a reciprocal transplant approach

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Dimitriu, Pedro A ^a   Lee, David ^a   Grayston, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon mineralization; Community composition; Extracellular enzyme activities; Functional diversity; Functional redundancy

Indexed keywords

CARBON MINERALIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME ACTIVITIES; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY;

BACTERIOLOGY; DILUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; LIGNIN; MINERALOGY; NUTRIENTS; PEAT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REDUNDANCY; SOILS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGNIN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PEAT; RESPIRATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON; DILUTION; ENZYMES; NUTRIENTS; PEAT; SOIL; STRUCTURES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70449529387     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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