Impact of plant species evenness, dominant species identity and spatial arrangement on the structure and functioning of soil microbial communities in a model grassland

Oecologia

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 747-759

  Massaccesi, L ^a   Bardgett, R D ^b,c   Agnelli, A ^a   Ostle, N ^b,d   Wilby, A ^b   Orwin, K H ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Mesocosm experiment; N cycling; Phospholipid fatty acids; Soil ecosystem functioning

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SOIL;

BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; LOTUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PLANTAGO; POACEAE; SEASON; SOIL;

BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; LOTUS; MICROBIOTA; NITROGEN; PLANTAGO; POACEAE; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84925464774     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3135-z     Document Type: Article

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