Activity of nematodes and enchytraeids, bacterial community composition, and functional redundancy in coniferous forest soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-126

  Salminen, Janne ^a   Hernesmaa, Anne ^b   Karjalainen, Heli ^c   Fritze, Hannu ^d   Romantschuk, Martin ^b  

^a UAS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Decomposition; Ecosystem function; Extracellular enzyme activity; Soil bacteria; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BACTERIUM; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST SOIL; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENCHYTRAEIDAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 73749085061     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0409-4     Document Type: Article

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