Does grassland vegetation drive soil microbial diversity?

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Millard, P ^a   Singh, B K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Bacteria; Carbon cycling; Grassland vegetation; Microbial community structure; Nutrient cycling; Pasture soils; Rhizoplane; Rhizosphere; Soil biodiversity

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; DOMINANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HETEROGENEITY; LIME; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTURE; PH; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77958490931     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9314-3     Document Type: Article

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