Humus macro-morphology and soil microbial community changes along a 130-yr-old Fagus sylvatica chronosequence

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1553-1562

  Trap, Jean ^a   Laval, Karine ^a   Akpa Vinceslas, Marthe ^b   Gangneux, Christophe ^a   Bureau, Fabrice ^b   Decaëns, Thibaud ^b   Aubert, Michaël ^b  

^a Esitpa   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial DNA; Ergosterol fungal DNA ratio; Fagus sylvatica; Forest chronosequence; Fungal DNA; Fungal ergosterol; Humus forms; Microbial N; Potential metabolic profiling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ERGOSTEROL/FUNGAL DNA RATIO; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FOREST CHRONOSEQUENCE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL ERGOSTEROL; HUMUS FORMS; MICROBIAL N; POTENTIAL METABOLIC PROFILING;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; DNA; FORESTRY; FUNGI; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CORRELATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUNGUS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ALCOHOLS; ANATOMY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FORESTRY; FREE RADICALS; FUNGI; HUMUS; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACIDS; REACTION MECHANISMS;

FRANCE; NORMANDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 79955980567     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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