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Management with willow short rotation coppice increase the functional gene diversity and functional activity of a heavy metal polluted soil.
Chemosphere - 1 Nov 2015
Xue K, van Nostrand J D, Vangronsveld J, Witters N, Janssen J O, Kumpiene J, Siebielec G, Galazka R, Giagnoni L, Arenella M, Zhou J-Z, Renella G
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We studied the microbial functional diversity, biochemical activity, heavy metals (HM) availability and soil toxicity of Cd, Pb and Zn contaminated soils, kept under grassland or short rotation coppice (SRC) to attenuate the risks associated with HM contamination and restore the soil ecological functions. Soil microbial functional diversity was analyzed by the GeoChip, a functional gene microarray containing...
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