Impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on soil microbial biomass and activity in a complex, weedy field model ecosystem

Global Change Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-346

  Kampichler, Christian ^a,b   Kandeler, Ellen ^c   Bardgett, Richard D ^d   Jones, T Hefin ^e   Thompson, Lindsey J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2; Global change; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Model ecosystem; Soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELLING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0031860136     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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