Isotope fractionation and 13C enrichment in soil profiles during the decomposition of soil organic matter

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Boström, Björn ^a   Comstedt, Daniel ^a   Ekblad, Alf ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

13C; C:N ratio; Forest soil organic matter; Isotopic discrimination; Microbial respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL RESPIRATION;

PICEA ABIES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCELIUM; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SPRUCE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; MYCELIUM; PICEA; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34447630783     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0700-8     Document Type: Article

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