Microbial enzyme shifts explain litter decay responses to simulated nitrogen deposition

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2359-2365

  Carreiro, M M ^a   Sinsabaugh, R L ^b   Repert, D A ^a   Parkhurst, D F ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter decay; Microbial enzymes; Nitrogen deposition; White rot fungi

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN;

ACER RUBRUM; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0033863379     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2359:MESELD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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