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Studies of microbial community structure and function below ground in a managed upland grassland site at Sourhope Research Station
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Krsek, Martin and Wellington, E. M. H. (2006) Studies of microbial community structure and function below ground in a managed upland grassland site at Sourhope Research Station. Applied Soil Ecology, Volume 33 (Number 2). pp. 127-136. doi:10.1016/j.aposil.2006.03.0087 ISSN 0929-1393.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aposil.2006.03.0087
Abstract
An upland grassland site was subjected to a range of techniques focused on the study of microbial community structure and function below ground. An overriding aim was to achieve an improved understanding of trophic interactions in the field, and apply innovative carbon tracking techniques to determine routes of carbon flow between different microbial groups. Stable isotopes proved to be a valuable experimental tool allowing the fate of plant photosynthate to be traced through the food web below ground. Established techniques for analysis of DNA and RNA were used to interrogate labelled biomass providing a unique in depth study of active microbial fractions. A key finding was the extensive role of mycorrhizal fungi in facilitating the flow of carbon into the soil microbial community. A number of novel techniques were developed which will assist in future studies of soil microbiology. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Soil Ecology | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
| ISSN: | 0929-1393 | ||||
| Official Date: | September 2006 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 33 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 127-136 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aposil.2006.03.0087 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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