Species-specific effects of live roots and shoot litter on soil decomposer abundances do not forecast plant litter-nitrogen uptake

Oecologia

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-341

  Saj, Stéphane ^a   Mikola, Juha ^a   Ekelund, Flemming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nematode; Plant soil interaction; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BACTERIUM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH RATE; LITTER; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTOZOAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOLCUS; LOTUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANTAGO; PROTOZOON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; HOLCUS; LOTUS; NEMATODA; NETHERLANDS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTAGO; PROTOZOA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; NEMATODA; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70349144420     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1380-3     Document Type: Article

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