Differences in thallus chemistry are related to species-specific effects of biocrust-forming lichens on soil nutrients and microbial communities

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1087-1098

  Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel ^a,b   Gallardo, Antonio ^a   Covelo, Felisa ^a   Prado Comesaña, Ana ^a   Ochoa, Victoria ^c   Maestre, Fernando T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

amoA genes; Bacteria; Carbon cycle; Drylands; Fungi; Nitrogen cycle; Phosphorus cycle

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; LICHEN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

BRYOPHYTA; BUELLIA; CYANOBACTERIA; DIPLOSCHISTES DIACAPSIS; FULGENSIA SUBBRACTEATA; FUNGI; PSORA DECIPIENS; SQUAMARINA CARTILAGINEA; SQUAMARINA LENTIGERA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84938420216     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12403     Document Type: Article

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