Microbial diversity of a Mediterranean soil and its changes after biotransformed dry olive residue amendment.

The Mediterranean basin has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot, about whose soil microbial diversity little is known. Intensive land use and aggressive management practices are degrading the soil, with a consequent loss of fertility. The use of organic amendments such as dry olive residue (DO...

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Main Authors: José A Siles, Caio T C C Rachid, Inmaculada Sampedro, Inmaculada García-Romera, James M Tiedje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4109964?pdf=render