Alteration of soil chitinolytic bacterial and ammonia oxidizing archaeal community diversity by rainwater redistribution in an epiphyte-laden Quercus virginiana canopy

• Main Authors: Moore, L. Dean, John T. Van StanauthorDept. of Geology & Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA, Trent E. GayauthorDept. of Geology & Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA, Carl RosierauthorPlant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, Tiehang WuauthorDept. of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: ammonia; Ammonia monooxygenase; ammonium compounds; Barrier island; calcium; canopy gaps; Chitinase; chlorides; correlation; denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; drainage; edaphic factors; epiphytes; forest canopy; forests; genes; genetic variation; growing season; nitrates; nitrogen; Nitrogen functional genes; phosphates; potassium; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Quercus virginiana; rain; salinity; sodium; Soil microbial community; soil microorganisms; soil salinity; soil sodicity; solutes; sulfates; texture; throughfall; Tillandsia usneoides