Fragmentation modulates the strong impact of habitat quality and plant cover on fertility and microbial activity of semiarid gypsum soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 358, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 213-223

  Lázaro Nogal, Ana ^a   Matesanz, Silvia ^a,b   Gimeno, Teresa E ^a,c   Escudero, Adrián ^c   Valladares, Fernando ^a,c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activities; Fragmentation; Global change; Gypsum soil; Habitat quality; Mediterranean ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GYPSUM; HABITAT QUALITY; MEDITERRANEAN SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROHABITAT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 84865764895     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1184-9     Document Type: Article

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