Effect of sugarcane burning or green harvest methods on the Brazilian Cerrado soil bacterial community structure.

BACKGROUND: The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most important biodiversity reservoirs in the world. The sugarcane cultivation is expanding in this biome and necessitates the study of how it may impact the soil properties of the Cerrado. There is a lack of information especially about the impacts of...

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Main Authors: Caio T C C Rachid, Adriana L Santos, Marisa C Piccolo, Fabiano C Balieiro, Heitor L C Coutinho, Raquel S Peixoto, James M Tiedje, Alexandre S Rosado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3606482?pdf=render