Impact of litter species diversity on decomposition processes and communities of soil organisms

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-19

  Szanser, M ^a   Ilieva Makulec, K ^a   Kajak, A ^a   Gorska E ^b   Kusinska A ^b,c   Kisiel, M ^b   Olejniczak, I ^a   Russel, S ^b,d   Sieminiak, D ^e   Wojewoda, D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^e POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Algal biomass and production; Litter species diversity; Micro , meso and macrofauna; Microbial activity; Soil humus

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS AND PRODUCTION; MACROFAUNA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL HUMUS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FORESTRY; MIXTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

SOILS;

ALGA; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FULVIC ACID; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HUMIC ACID; LITTER; LOAM; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NEMATODE; NITROGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; COLLEMBOLA; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA RUBRA; NEMATODA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 78449285658     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.031     Document Type: Article

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