Effect of simulated acid rain on the litter decomposition of Quercus acutissima and Pinus massoniana in forest soil microcosms and the relationship with soil enzyme activities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2706-2713

  Wang, Congyan ^a   Guo, Peng ^a   Han, Guomin ^a   Feng, Xiaoguang ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Tian, Xingjun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Broad leaved forest; Coniferous forest; Litter decomposition; Soil enzyme

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; CARBON FLUXES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; EFFECTS OF ACID; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOILS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MASS LOSS; MULTIPLE EFFECT; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH LEVELS; PINUS MASSONIANA; POLYPHENOL OXIDASE; QUERCUS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ENZYME ACTIVITY; SOIL ENZYMES; SOIL PH; SUBTROPICAL FORESTS; TOTAL CARBOHYDRATES;

ACID RAIN; CARBOHYDRATES; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; PHOSPHATASES; SOILS; VEHICLES;

ACIDS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CATALASE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CELLULASE; LIGNIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATASE; UREASE;

ACID RAIN; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CARBON FLUX; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMUS; INCUBATION; LITTER; MICROCOSM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL CARBON;

ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; OAK; PH; PINE; PINUS MASSONIANA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUERCUS ACUTISSIMA; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACID RAIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CELLULASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMES; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PINUS; QUERCUS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES; UREASE;

ACID PRECIPITATION; CARBOHYDRATES; DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYMES; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; PHOSPHATASE; PINUS MASSONIANA; SOIL; VEHICLES;

CHINA;

PINUS MASSONIANA; QUERCUS ACUTISSIMA;

EID: 77952542230     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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