Placing the Effects of Leaf Litter Diversity on Saprotrophic Microorganisms in the Context of Leaf Type and Habitat

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-409

  Wu, Lan ^a,b   Feinstein, Larry M ^b   Valverde Barrantes, Oscar ^b   Kershner, Mark W ^b   Leff, Laura G ^b   Blackwood, Christopher B ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; FUNGAL DNA; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79951516334     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9760-0     Document Type: Article

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