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

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.

Keywords

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

Published in

Journal of Ecology
2010, volume: 98, number: 1, pages: 50-61
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

SLU Authors

• Campbell, Colin

  • Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Soil Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01601.x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/43641