Rainforest conversion to rubber plantation may not result in lower soil diversity of bacteria, fungi, and nematodes

Rainforest conversion to rubber plantation may not result in lower soil diversity of bacteria, fungi, and nematodes

Large areas of rainforest in Asia have been converted to plantations, with uncertain effects on soil biodiversity. Using standard metagenetic methods, we compared the soil biota of bacteria, fungi, and nematodes at three rainforest sites in Malaysia with two rubber plantation sites with similar soil...

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Main Authors: Kerfahi, Dorsaf, Tripathi, Binu Mani, Dong, Ke, Go, Rusea, Adams, Jonathan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53720/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53720/1/Rainforest%20conversion%20to%20rubber%20plantation%20may%20not%20result%20in%20lower%20soil%20diversity%20of%20bacteria%2C%20fungi%2C%20and%20nematodes.pdf

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