Spatial analysis reveals differences in soil microbial community interactions between adjacent coniferous forest and clearcut ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1138-1147

  Mummey, Daniel L ^a   Clarke, Jeffrey T ^a   Cole, Callie A ^a   O'Connor, Benjamin G ^a   Gannon, James E ^a   Ramsey, Phillip W ^a  

^a MPG Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

Clearcut; Coniferous forest; PCNM; PLFA; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FOREST AREA; FOREST ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL GROUPS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PATCH SIZE; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; PRINCIPAL COORDINATES; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PH; SOIL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL INTERACTION; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIABLES; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VARIANCE DECOMPOSITION; VARIOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNGI; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOILS; SYSTEM STABILITY; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGUS; MACROAGGREGATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATCH SIZE; PH; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ECOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNGI; LIPIDS; PLANTS; SOFTWOODS; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 77954862827     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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