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Introduction to soil microbiology
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In this paper, the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality are investigated from both descriptive and functional viewpoints, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.Abstract:
Characterizes soil microflora from descriptive and functional viewpoints; considers the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality. Deals with the biochemical basis for soil processes, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.read more
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Biotechnological strategies applied to the decontamination of soils polluted with heavy metals.
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Nitrogen mineralization from organic residues: research opportunities.
TL;DR: Research on factors controlling net N mineralization from organic residues as well as research on laboratory and field modeling efforts are reviewed, with the objective of highlighting areas with opportunities for additional research.
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Phylogenetic diversity of bacterial communities differing in degree of proximity of Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens roots
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TL;DR: The plant roots have a selective effect towards the gamma Proteobacteria to the detriment of the Gram-positive and the Holophaga–Acidobacterium bacteria, leading to a dominance of Pseudomonas.
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Decomposition of different organic materials in soils
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A Simplified Forest Model to Study Species Composition Along Climate Gradients
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