Land-use intensity modifies spatial distribution and function of soil microorganisms in grasslands

Pedobiologia

Volumn 54, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 341-351

  Berner, Doreen ^a   Marhan, Sven ^a   Keil, Daniel ^a   Poll, Christian ^a   Schützenmeister, André ^a   Piepho, Hans Peter ^a   Kandeler, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Grassland; Land use; Microbial biomass; Soil enzyme activities; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AUTOCORRELATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOSTATISTICS; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE;

GERMANY;

EID: 80053573418     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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