Diversity of free-living nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in wastelands of copper mine tailings during the process of natural ecological restoration

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 476-487

  Zhan, Jing ^a   Sun, Qingye ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper mine tailings; Natural ecological restoration; NifH; Nitrogen fixation; PCR DGGE

Indexed keywords

BAND PATTERNS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXING; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; COPPER MINE TAILINGS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; GENE FRAGMENTS; LOSS OF IGNITIONS; NATURAL ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; NIFH; ORGANIC MATTER; PCR-DGGE; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANT COMMUNITIES; PLANT SPECIES; PROTEOBACTERIA; UPPER LAYER; ZN CONTENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; COPPER MINES; ECOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FORESTRY; GELS; GENES; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTORATION; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

COPPER; NITROGEN;

BIODIVERSITY; COPPER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROORGANISM; MINING; NITROGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAILINGS; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MINING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COPPER; CYANOBACTERIA; ECOLOGY; MINING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 79952727983     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(10)60433-0     Document Type: Article

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