Effects of a simulated hurricane disturbance on forest floor microbial communities

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 332, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-31

  Cantrell, Sharon A ^a   Molina, Marirosa ^b   Jean Lodge, D ^c   Rivera Figueroa, Francisco J ^a   Ortiz Hernández, María L ^a   Marchetti, Albany A ^d   Cyterski, Mike J ^b   Pérez Jiménez, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL TURABO   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canopy opening; Debris addition; Green leaves; Senesced leaves; Soil and leaf litter microbial communities; Spatiotemporal variations

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DEBRIS; DEPOSITION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FLOORS; FUNGI; HURRICANE EFFECTS; NUTRIENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TRIMMING;

CANOPY OPENING; GREEN LEAVES; LEAF LITTER; SENESCED LEAVES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION;

FORESTRY;

BACTERIUM; DISTURBANCE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; HURRICANE; LEAF; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYTODETRITUS; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST; PUERTO RICO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84918767983     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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