Wildfire effects on the properties and microbial community structure of organic horizon soils in the New Jersey Pinelands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 67-76

  Mikita Barbato, Robyn A ^a   Kelly, John J ^b   Tate, Robert L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Fungi; Organic horizon; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ARCHAEA; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; ORGANIC HORIZON; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS; WILDFIRE;

SOILS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC SOIL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WILDFIRE;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84927167794     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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