TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress responses investigated; application of zinc and heat to Terrestrial Model Ecosystems from heavy metal polluted grassland.
AU - Kools, S.A.E.
AU - Berg, M.P.
AU - Boivin, M.E.
AU - Kuenen, F.J.A.
AU - van der Wurff, A.W.G.
AU - van Gestel, C.A.M.
AU - van Straalen, N.M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study tested the hypothesis that soils with a deprived biodiversity due to metal pollution are less stable than non-polluted soils, containing a more diverse community. For this, soils were sampled from specific grasslands in the Netherlands that contain elevated heavy metal concentrations (Cu, Pb and Zn). Soils that showed the largest differences in metal concentrations were incubated in the laboratory using Terrestrial Model Ecosystems (TMEs). This approach enabled simultaneous measurement of structural (bacteria, nematodes, enchytraeids, earthworms) and functional parameters (nitrogen leaching, feeding activity, CO
AB - This study tested the hypothesis that soils with a deprived biodiversity due to metal pollution are less stable than non-polluted soils, containing a more diverse community. For this, soils were sampled from specific grasslands in the Netherlands that contain elevated heavy metal concentrations (Cu, Pb and Zn). Soils that showed the largest differences in metal concentrations were incubated in the laboratory using Terrestrial Model Ecosystems (TMEs). This approach enabled simultaneous measurement of structural (bacteria, nematodes, enchytraeids, earthworms) and functional parameters (nitrogen leaching, feeding activity, CO
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.057
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.057
M3 - Article
VL - 406
SP - 462
EP - 468
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
ER -