Author(s): F. J. Pérez-Reche, S. N. Taraskin, W. Otten, M. P. Viana, L. da F. Costa, and C. A. Gilligan
Using a network representation for real soil samples and mathematical models for microbial spread, we show that the structural heterogeneity of the soil habitat may have a very significant influence on the size of microbial invasions of the soil pore space. In particular, neglecting the soil structu…
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 098102] Published Wed Aug 29, 2012
