Atmospheric CO2 and the composition and function of soil microbial communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-59

  Zak, Donald R ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^b   Curtis, Peter S ^c   Holmes, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2 and soil N availability; Carbon dioxide, elevated atmospheric; Feedback, ecosystem; Global climate change; Microbial community composition; Microbial immobilization; Mineralization; Nitrogen immobilization, gross and net; Phospholipid fatty acids (PFLAs); Populus tremuloides; Soil microorganisms; Soil N transformations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0034141578     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[0047:acatca]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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