Desiccation and product accumulation constrain heterotrophic anaerobic respiration in peats of an ombrotrophic temperate bog

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2007-2015

  Goldhammer, Tobias ^a   Blodau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Drought; Incubation; Methanogenesis; Peat; Sulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS;

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION; GAIN INSIGHT; OMBROTROPHIC PEAT; RE-WETTING;

PEAT;

ACETATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESICCATION; DROUGHT; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEAT SOIL; REDUCTION; REWETTING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; SULFATE; TRACER;

CANADA; MER BLEUE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 45549090009     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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