Tree plantation systems influence nitrogen retention and the abundance of nitrogen functional genes in the Solomon Islands

Tree plantation systems influence nitrogen retention and the abundance of nitrogen functional genes in the Solomon Islands

Tree mono-plantations are susceptible to soil nutrient impoverishment and mixed species plantations have been proposed as a way of maintaining soil fertility while enhancing biodiversity. In the Solomon Islands, mixed species plantations where teak (Tectona grandis) is inter-planted with a local tre...

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Main Authors: Frédérique eReverchon, Shahla eHosseini Bai, Xian eLiu, Timothy J. Blumfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
qPCR
Tectona grandis
δ15N
tropical soil
Mixed species plantations
Flueggea flexuosa
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01439/full

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