Changes in microbial-community structure with depth and time in a chronosequence of restored grassland soils on the Loess Plateau in northwest China

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 765-774

  Huang, Yi Mei ^a   Michel, Kerstin ^b   An, Shao shan ^a,c   Zechmeister Boltenstern, Sophie ^b,d  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Grassland soil; Loess Plateau of China; Microbial community structure; Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); Principal component analysis (PCA); Restoration time

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80053208918     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000397     Document Type: Article

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