Comments on the paper by Kemmitt et al. (2008) 'Mineralization of native soil organic matter is not regulated by the size, activity or composition of the soil microbial biomass - A new perspective' [Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40, 61-73]: The biology of the Regulatory Gate

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 435-439

  Kuzyakov, Yakov ^a   Blagodatskaya, Evgenia ^a,b   Blagodatsky, Sergey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biotic and abiotic factors; Hot spots; Microbial biomass; Priming effect; Regulation mechanisms; Rhizosphere; Soil organic matter decomposition

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 58149524856     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.023     Document Type: Letter

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