Spatially tripartite interactions of denitrifiers in arctic ecosystems: Activities, functional groups and soil resources

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2601-2613

  Banerjee, Samiran ^a   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL;

ARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; CANADA; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84865770699     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02814.x     Document Type: Article

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