Limitations of faunal effects on soil carbon flow: Density dependence, biotic regulation and mutual inhibition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-397

  Vetter, Silke ^a   Fox, Oliver ^a   Ekschmitt, Klemens ^a   Wolters, Volkmar ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Diversity function relationships; Laboratory microcosms; Population interactions; Soil biodiversity; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ECOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

SOILS;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1242299677     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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