Installation of impervious surface in urban areas affects microbial biomass, activity (potential C mineralisation), and functional diversity of the fine earth

Soil Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-67

  Wei, Zongqiang ^a   Wu, Shaohua ^a   Zhou, Shenglu ^a   Lin, Chen ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

functional diversity; sealing of soil; soil microbial biomass; urbanisation.

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITIES; MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBONS; URBANISATION;

BIOMASS; HOUSING; LAND USE; ROADS AND STREETS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SURFACES;

SOILS;

ASPHALT; BIOMASS; CONCRETE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; POLYMER; SEALING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84875445052     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR12089     Document Type: Article

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