Influences of plant litter diversity on decomposition, nutrient mineralization and soil microbial community structure

Grassland Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-80

  Hossain, M Zabed ^a   Sugiyama, Shu ichi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Litter decomposition; Phospholipid fatty acid; Soil bacteria; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTROKINESIS; FATTY ACID; GRASSLAND SOIL; LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79958248876     PISSN: 17446961     EISSN: 1744697X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-697X.2011.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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