Temporal variation in surface and subsoil abundance and function of the soil microbial community in an arable soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-85

  Kramer, Susanne ^a   Marhan, Sven ^a   Haslwimmer, Heike ^a   Ruess, Liliane ^b   Kandeler, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural field; Crop effect; Enzyme activity; Litter amendment; PLFA; Season; Specific enzyme activity; Subsoil; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; LITTER AMENDMENTS; PLFA; SEASON; SUBSOIL; TOPSOIL;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRONOMY; BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARABLE LAND; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; LITTER; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSOIL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

EID: 84875260319     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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