All Outputs (4)

Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Lerch, T. Z., Phoenix, G. K., & Osborn, A. M. (2015). Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world. Research in Microbiology, 166(10), 796-813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2015.07.013

The Arctic region is a unique environment, subject to extreme environmental conditions, shaping life therein and contributing to its sensitivity to environmental change. The Arctic is under increasing environmental pressure from anthropogenic activit... Read More about Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world.

Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories? (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Diouf, F., Herrmann, A. M., & Lerch, T. Z. (2015). Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51(8), 959-971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-015-1041-0

Soil microbial ecology needs robust tools to elucidate ecological questions, such as the impact of fertilisation on soil microbial communities. However, the methods and data analysis used can directly affect the biological conclusions. In this study,... Read More about Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?.

Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Phoenix, G. K., & Osborn, A. M. (2015). Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil. Polar Biology, 38(7), 1009-1024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1661-8

Arctic ecosystems are under pressure from climate change and atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. However, knowledge of the ecology of microbial communities and their responses to such challenges in Arctic tundra soil remain limited, despite the cent... Read More about Variation in bacterial, archaeal and fungal community structure and abundance in High Arctic tundra soil.

Analysing the impact of compaction of soil aggregates using X-ray microtomography and water flow simulations (2015)
Journal Article
Menon, M., Jia, X., Lair, G. J., Faraj, P. H., & Blaud, A. (2015). Analysing the impact of compaction of soil aggregates using X-ray microtomography and water flow simulations. Soil and Tillage Research, 150, 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2015.02.004

Soil aggregates are structural units of soil, which create complex pore systems controlling gas and water storage and fluxes in soil. Aggregates can be destroyed during swelling and shrinking or by external forces like mechanical compaction and yet,... Read More about Analysing the impact of compaction of soil aggregates using X-ray microtomography and water flow simulations.