Effects of tree identity dominate over tree diversity on the soil microbial community structure

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 219-227

  Scheibe, Andrea ^a   Steffens, Christina ^b,d   Seven, Jasmin ^b   Jacob, Andreas ^c   Hertel, Dietrich ^c   Leuschner, Christoph ^c   Gleixner, Gerd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phospholipid fatty acids; Soil microbial community structure; Tree species diversity; Tree species identity; Variation partitioning analysis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FATTY ACIDS; LIME; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY; VARIATION PARTITIONING ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATTY ACID; PHYTOMASS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; TILIA;

EID: 84949120330     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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