Changes of soil biodiversity in Inner Mongolia steppe after 5 years of N and P fertilizer applications

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5518-5526

  Qi, Sha ^a   Zhao, Xiaorong ^a   Zheng, Haixia ^a   Lin, Qimei ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microbial community functional diversity; Nematodes; Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer; Protozoa; Soil microbial biomass; Steppe

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEMATODE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTOZOAN; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STEPPE;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

AMOEBA (GENUS); NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79952635848     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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