Below-ground processes in meadow soil under elevated ozone and carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gas fluxes, N cycling and microbial communities
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This thesis is based on the following articles and manuscripts, which are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals: Mesocosms mimic natural meadows as regards greenhouse gas fluxes and potential activities of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria. Plant and Soil 276: 287-299. soil microbial community structure under elevated tropospheric O 3 and CO 2. Submitted for publication. Differences in the microbial communities of rhizospheric and bulk soil beneath Lathyrus pratensis and Agrostis capillaris exposed to elevated O 3. Manuscript.
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