The decomposition of Lolium perenne in soils exposed to elevated CO2: Comparisons of mass loss of litter with soil respiration and soil microbial biomass

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1359-1366

  Sowerby, Alwyn ^a   Blum, Herbert ^b   Gray, Tim R G ^a   Ball, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Station Eschikon   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Elevated CO2; Lolium perenne; Microbial biomass; Soil; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0033844261     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00045-6     Document Type: Article

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