Microbial community structure and nutrient availability in oil sands reclaimed boreal soils

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-41

  MacKenzie, M D ^a   Quideau, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athabasca oils sands region; Biogeochemistry; Ion exchange resin analysis; Land reclamation; Non metric multi dimensional scaling ordination; Phospholipid fatty acid analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 71349087316     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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