The counteractive effects of nitrogen addition and watering on soil bacterial communities in a steppe ecosystem

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-34

  Zhang, Ximei ^a   Wei, Haiwei ^a   Chen, Quansheng ^a   Han, Xingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Fertilization; Grassland; Microbial diversity; Precipitation; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEPOSITION RATES; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL MOISTURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FERTILIZATION; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; STEPPE;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84893964036     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

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