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Forest Soil Bacteria: Diversity, Involvement in Ecosystem Processes, and Response to Global Change

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(2017) Noah Fierer   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

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(2017) Mathieu Santonja et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2016) Ammar Shihan et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Is Tree Species Diversity or Species Identity the More Important Driver of Soil Carbon Stocks, C/N Ratio, and pH?

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Root exudate cocktails: the link between plant diversity and soil microorganisms?

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Effects of tree identity dominate over tree diversity on the soil microbial community structure

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(2015) Michaela Urbanová et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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Does variability in litter quality determine soil microbial respiration in an Amazonian rainforest?

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Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

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