Biodiversity at the plant-soil interface: Microbial abundance and community structure respond to litter mixing

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 763-769

  Chapman, Samantha K ^a   Newman, Gregory S ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Litter decomposition; Litter mixing; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; DECOMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; PLANT; SOIL;

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 77949261560     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1498-3     Document Type: Article

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