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The ecological engineering impact of a single tree species on the soil microbial community

  • Ruth J. Mitchell
  • , Colin Campbell
  • , Stephen J. Chapman
  • , Clare M. Cameron

Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Abstract

6. Synthesis. This work demonstrates that addition of a single tree species to heather moorland results in changes in below-ground soil microbial communities and in nutrient cycling.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-61
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Ecology
Volume98
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Keywords

  • bacteria
  • Betula
  • Calluna
  • ecosystem engineer
  • fungi
  • mineralizable nitrogen
  • moorland
  • PCR-DGGE
  • PLFA
  • succession

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