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Differences in soil bacterial diversity: driven by contemporary disturbances or historical contingencies?
The ISME journal - 1 Mar 2008
Ge Yuan, He Ji-zheng, Zhu Yong-guan, Zhang Jia-bao, Xu Zhihong, Zhang Li-mei, Zheng Yuan-ming
Abstract excerpt
Contemporary environmental disturbances and historical contingencies are considered to be major factors driving current differences in microbial diversity. However, little was known about their relative importance. This study combines culture-independent molecular techniques and advanced statistical analyses to examine quantitatively the relative importance of contemporary disturbances and historical...
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