Biophysical processes supporting the diversity of microbial life in soil

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 599-623

  Tecon, Robin ^a   Or, Dani ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; Microbial ecology; Microbial interactions; Soil microbiology; Soil physics; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL STRUCTURE; BIOPHYSICS; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIOTA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85037679703     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fux039     Document Type: Review

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