@article{fdi:010062582,
  title = {{H}ow do microlocal environmental variations affect microbial activities of a {P}inus halepensis litter in a {M}editerranean coastal area ?},
  author = {{Q}asemian, {L}. and {G}uiral, {D}aniel and {F}arnet, {A}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}editerranean coastal ecosystems suffer many different types of natural and anthropogenic environmental pressure. {M}icrobial communities, major conductors of organic matter decomposition are also subject to these environmental constraints. {I}n this study, our aim was to understand how microbial activities vary at a small spatio-temporal scale in a {M}editerranean coastal environment. {M}icrobial activities were monitored in a {P}inus halepensis litter collected from two areas, one close to (10 m) and one far from (300 m) the {F}rench {M}editerranean coast. {L}itters were transferred from one area to the other using litterbags and studied via different microbial indicators after 2, 5 and 13 months. {M}icrobial {B}asal {R}espiration, q{CO}(2), certain enzyme activities (laccase, cellulase, beta-glucosidase and acid phosphatase) and functional diversity via {B}iolog microplates were assayed in litterbags left in the area of origin as well as in litterbags transferred from one area to the other. {R}esults highlight that microbial activities differ significantly in this short spatial scale overtime. {T}he influence of microlocal conditions more intensified for litters situated close to the sea, especially during summer seems to have a stressful effect on microbial communities, leading to less efficient functional activities. {H}owever, microbial activities were more strongly influenced by temporal variations linked to seasonality than by location.},
  keywords = {{M}icro-climate ; {L}itterbags ; {M}icrobial functioning ; {L}itter enzyme activities ; {O}smotic stress ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {496},
  numero = {},
  pages = {198--205},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.054},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062582},
}