Microbial functional genes involved in nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification in forest ecosystems

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 75; pp. 11 - 25
• Main Authors: Levy-Booth, David J., Prescott, Cindy E., Grayston, Susan J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Archaea; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Denitrification; Forest; Functional genes; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrous oxide; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Soil science; North America; Denitrification; Forest; Nitrous oxide; Functional genes; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrification; Forests; Forest zone; Nitrogen cycle; Gene; Ecosystem; Nitrogen fixation; Soil science; Microorganism; Nitrogen protoxide

The understanding of nitrogen (N) cycling in forest ecosystems has undergone a major shift in the past decade as molecular methods are being used to link microorganisms to key processes in soil. The analysis of the abundance and community structure of functional genes involved in the biogeochemical...