Moss-cyanobacteria associations as biogenic sources of nitrogen in boreal forest ecosystems

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Rousk, Kathrin ^a   Jones, Davey L ^a   DeLuca, Thomas H ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Boreal biome; Bryophytes; Global change; N cycle; Nitrogenase; Symbioses

Indexed keywords

NITROGENASE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BACTERIAL ASSOCIATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSS; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84884246228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00150     Document Type: Article

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