A theoretical analysis of nonlinearities and feedbacks in soil carbon and nitrogen cycles

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1542-1556

  Manzoni, Stefano ^a   Porporato, Amilcare ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct hypothesis; Immobilization; Microbial biomass; Mineralization; Mineralization immobilization turnover; Nonlinear dynamics; Plant microbe competition; Soil moisture; SOM model; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN;

DIRECT HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; MINERALIZATION IMMOBILIZATION TURNOVER; PLANT MICROBE COMPETITION; SOM MODEL; WATER STRESSES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

DECOMPOSITION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODELING; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONLINEARITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER STRESS;

EID: 34247249390     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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