Soil microbial community responses to heat wave components: Drought and high temperature

Climate Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 243-264

  Bérard, Annette ^a   Sassi, Meriem Ben ^a   Kaisermann, Aurore ^b   Renault, Pierre ^a  

^a UAPV   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular mechanisms; Drought; Heat wave; High temperature; Microbial stability; Plant microbe interaction; Soil microbial communities; Soil physical chemical properties

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOPHYSICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HEAT FLOW; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 84958729642     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01343     Document Type: Review

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