The incorporation of fungal to bacterial ratios and plant ecosystem effect traits into a state-and-transition model of land-use change in semi-arid grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 201, Issue , 2015, Pages 11-19

  Wong, Megan R ^a   Morgan, John W ^b   Wong, Nathan K ^c   Cavagnaro, Timothy R ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Trust for Nature (Victoria)   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Land use change; Leaf traits; Soil microbial communities

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; GROWTH MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSITION ZONE; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; RIVERINE PLAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84922756373     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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