Spatial variability of the functional stability of microbial respiration process: A microcosm study using tropical forest soil

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1030-1039

  Fromin, Nathalie ^a   Porte, Benjamin ^b   Lensi, Robert ^a,d   Hamelin, Jérôme ^c   Domenach, Anne Marie ^e   Buatois, Bruno ^a   Roggy, Jean Christophe ^e  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity stability relationship; Microbial diversity; Substrate induced respiration

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; RAINFOREST; RESPIRATION; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL SOIL;

FRENCH GUIANA; PARACOU;

EID: 84864078354     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0528-7     Document Type: Article

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