Differential effect of afforestation on nitrogen-fixing and denitrifying communities and potential implications for nitrogen cycling

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1426-1433

  Singh, Brajesh K ^a,b   Tate, Kevin ^c   Thomas, Nadine ^b   Ross, Des ^c   Singh, Jagrati ^c,d  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Denitrifying community; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen fixing community; Pasture

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DENITRIFYING COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN-FIXING COMMUNITY; PASTURE;

AGRICULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

AFFORESTATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DENITRIFICATION; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTATION; LAND USE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 79955959968     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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