Above- and belowground carbon inputs affect seasonal variations of soil microbial biomass in a subtropical monsoon forest of southwest China

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 978-983

  Feng, Wenting ^a   Zou, Xiaoming ^a,b   Schaefer, Douglas ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Girdling; Litter removal; Root trenching; Seasonal variation; Soil microbial biomass; Subtropical forest

Indexed keywords

GIRDLING; LITTER REMOVAL; ROOT TRENCHING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SUBTROPICAL FOREST;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MINERALS; MINING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE; TRENCHING; TROPICS; WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MONSOON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349146278     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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