Low levels of nitrogen addition stimulate decomposition by boreal forest fungi

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-302

  Allison, Steven D ^a   LeBauer, David S ^a   Ofrecio, M Rosario ^a   Reyes, Randy ^a   Ta, Anh Minh ^a   Tran, Tri M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Carbon dioxide; Cellulose; Extracellular enzyme; Global change; Litter decomposition; Microcosm; Moss; Nitrogen fertilization; Saprotrophic fungi

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MILITARY OPERATIONS; MINERALOGY; NEEDLES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; PROTEINS; SOILS; WOOD;

BOREAL FOREST; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME; GLOBAL CHANGE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROCOSM; MOSS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; SAPROTROPHIC FUNGI;

SUBSTRATES;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMINERALIZATION; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; FUNGUS; GLOBAL CHANGE; LIGNIN; LITTER; MICROCOSM; MOSS; SAPROTROPHY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBSTRATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DECAY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FERTILIZATION; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MOSS; NITROGEN; SUBSTRATES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PICEA;

EID: 58149510131     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.032     Document Type: Article

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