Pastures to woodlands: Changes in soil microbial communities and carbon following reforestation

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-32

  Cavagnaro, T R ^a   Cunningham, S C ^b,c   Fitzpatrick, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microbial community composition; Mixed species plantings: phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); Reforestation; Soil carbon; Soil ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969776627     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.05.003     Document Type: Article

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