Effects of temperatures near the freezing point on N2O emissions, denitrification and on the abundance and structure of nitrifying and denitrifying soil communities

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 242-254

  Wertz, Sophie ^a   Goyer, Claudia ^a   Zebarth, Bernie J ^a   Burton, David L ^b   Tatti, Enrico ^a   Chantigny, Martin H ^a   Filion, Martin ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrifiers; Frozen vs. unfrozen soils; Nitrifiers; Plant residues; Red clover; Soil microcosms

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FREEZING; LEGUME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; PLANT RESIDUE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCHAEAL GENE; ARCHAEON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; COLD; DENITRIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; SOIL;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; COLD TEMPERATURE; DENITRIFICATION; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRIFOLIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSPIRA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 84870887837     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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