Occurrence of iron and associated bacterial populations in soils of a forested subtropical coastal catchment

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 322-332

  Lin, Chaofeng ^a   Larsen, Eloise I ^a   Grace, Peter R ^a   Smith, James J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial Fe cycling; Forestry management; Seasonal water logging; Subtropical Australia; Tidal flushing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80051671415     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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