Research Article

Vegetation Effects on Bacteria and Denitrifier Abundance in the Soils of Two Tidal Freshwater Wetlands in Virginia

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Plant-effect ratio for (a) bacterial and (b) denitrifier abundance associated with either the rhizosphere (X-axis) or rhizoplane (Y-axis) samples collected in June. The solid lines represent the 1 : 1 relationship wherein the rhizosphere and rhizoplane effects are equal.
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