Seagrass derived organic matter influences biogeochemistry, microbial communities, and seedling biomass partitioning in seagrass sediments

Plant and Soil

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 133-146

  Fraser, M W ^a   Statton, J ^a   Hovey, R K ^a   Laverock, B ^a,b   Kendrick, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decomposition; Enzymes; Posidonia australis; Roots; Seeds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84959170631     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-015-2721-0     Document Type: Article

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