Bacterial and fungal colonization and decomposition of submerged plant litter: Consequences for biogenic silica dissolution

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Alfredsson, Hanna ^a   Clymans, Wim ^a   Stadmark, Johanna ^a   Conley, Daniel ^a   Rousk, Johannes ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dissolution; Fungi; Phytoliths; Plant litter; Remineralization; Silica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; COLONIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LITTER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOLITH; PTERIDOPHYTE; REMINERALIZATION; SILICA; SUBMERGED VEGETATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUISETUM ARVENSE; FUNGI;

NITROGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84962189661     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw011     Document Type: Article

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