Impact of plant identity, diversity and composition on diversity, composition and function of nirK-type denitrifying microorganisms in temperate grassland soil [Elektronische Ressource] / by Christina Bremer

Impact of plant identity, diversity and composition on diversity, composition and function of nirK-type denitrifying microorganisms in temperate grassland soil Dissertation For the fulfilment of the grade of Doctor (Dr. rer. nat) of Natural Sciences Submitted to the Faculty of Biology of the Philipps University Marburg by Christina Bremer from Hadamar, Germany Marburg (Lahn), 2007 The present work was accomplished from March 2003 to February 2006 in the department of Biogeochemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiol-ogy, Marburg (Germany), under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ralf Conrad. By the faculty of Biology of the Philipps University of Marburg accepted as dissertation on 30.04.2007 First reviewer: Prof. Dr. Ralf Conrad Second reviewer: Prof. Dr. Diethart Matthies Date of oral examination: 24.05.2007 PLEDGE I certify that the present thesis entitled “Impact of plant identity, diversity and composition on diversity, composition and function of nirK-type denitrifying microorganisms in temperate grassland soil” was accomplished without any unlawful device. I did not use any other than the described literature sources or technical devices. This work has never been submitted before in this or a similar form to any other university and has not been used before any examination. Marburg, 02.