Plant species identity and arbuscular mycorrhizal status modulate potential nitrification rates in nitrogen-limited grassland soils

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1339-1349

  Veresoglou, Stavros D ^a,b   Sen, Robin ^a   Mamolos, Andreas P ^b   Veresoglou, Demetrios S ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Ammonia oxidizing community activity; Mycorrhizae; Nitrification potential; Nitrogen cycle; Plant species mycorrhizal investment; Plant soil (below ground) interactions; Soil ecology

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; AMMONIA; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; AUTOTROPHY; FUNGUS; GRASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; MESOCOSM; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXIDATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ARBUSCULAR; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA VESCA; FUNGI; PRUNELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 80053654193     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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