Long-term microbial control of nutrient availability and plant biomass in a subarctic-alpine heath after addition of carbon, fertilizer and fungicide

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-187

  Haugwitz, Merian Skouw ^a   Michelsen, Anders ^a   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alpine heath ecosystem; Benomyl; Fungicide; Labile carbon; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Subarctic fellfield

Indexed keywords

ALPINE HEATH ECOSYSTEM; ARCTIC SOIL; AVAILABLE NUTRIENTS; BENOMYL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; INVESTIGATE EFFECTS; LABILE C; LABILE CARBON; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL C; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL CONTROL; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT BIOMASS; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SUBARCTIC FELLFIELD; TERM FIELD; VASCULAR PLANT;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; FUNGICIDES; LAKES; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

NUTRIENTS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BENOMYL; BIOMASS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBARCTIC REGION; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION TYPE;

ARCTIC;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 78449244849     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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