Nitrogen deposition modifies soil carbon storage through changes in microbial enzymatic activity

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1172-1177

  Waldrop, Mark P ^a   Zak, Donald R ^a   Sinsabaugh, Robert L ^b   Gallo, Marcy ^b   Lauber, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Forests, northern temperate; Michigan (USA); N deposition; Soil enzyme activities

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SOIL CARBON;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; QUERCUS;

EID: 3242811946     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5120     Document Type: Article

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