Deciphering decomposition and the effects of disturbance in forest soil microbial communities with metagenomics and stable isotope probing

Forest industries are expected to bolster the renewable resource economy, but must contend with ecological challenges in maintaining the long-term fertility of forest plantation soils, and technological challenges in converting forest biomass into industrially relevant sources of carbon and energy....

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Main Author: Wilhelm, Roland Conrad
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59430