Effects of plant species richness and evenness on soil microbial community diversity and function

Plant and Soil

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 483-495

  Lamb, Eric G ^a   Kennedy, Nabla ^b   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecosystem function; Plant soil interaction; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650308061     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0560-6     Document Type: Article

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