Soil denitrifier community size changes with land use change to perennial bioenergy cropping systems

Dedicated biomass crops are required for future bioenergy production. However, the effects of large-scale land use change (LUC) from traditional annual crops, such as corn–soybean rotations to the perennial grasses (PGs) switchgrass and miscanthus, on soil microbial community functioning i...

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Main Authors: K. A. Thompson, B. Deen, K. E. Dunfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:SOIL
Online Access:http://www.soil-journal.net/2/523/2016/soil-2-523-2016.pdf