Characterization of soil ecosystems in Costa Rica using microbial community metrics

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-195

  Eaton, W D ^a   Chassot, O ^b  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centro Científico Tropical CCT   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MONTANE FOREST; RESEARCH WORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

COSTA RICA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROMELIA; BROMELIA PINGUIN; FRANKIA; METHYLOCYSTACEAE; PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84855882005     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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