Effects of tree species and N additions on forest floor microbial communities and extracellular enzyme activities

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2161-2173

  Weand, Matthew P ^a   Arthur, Mary A ^b   Lovett, Gary M ^c   McCulley, Rebecca L ^b   Weathers, Kathleen C ^c  

^a SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Catskill Mountains; Nitrogen deposition; Northern hardwood forest; Phospholipid fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ACER SACCHARUM; C AND N DYNAMICS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EASTERN HEMLOCKS; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST COMPOSITIONS; FOREST FLOORS; FOREST TYPE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; GLOBAL CHANGE FACTORS; GROWING SEASON; HARDWOOD FORESTS; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME; INITIAL HYPOTHESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL RESPONSE; MIXED SPECIES; MIXED-SPECIES STANDS; MULTIRESPONSE; N DEPOSITION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NON-METRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXIDATIVE ENZYMES; PERMUTATION PROCEDURES; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RED OAK; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE CHEMISTRY; SUGAR MAPLE; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION; TREE SPECIES LEVELS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; YELLOW BIRCH;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOILS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUBSTRATES; SUGAR (SUCROSE); VEHICLES;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FOREST FLOOR; LIGNIN; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHOLIPID; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBSTRATE;

ECOLOGY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; FLOORS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; LIPIDS; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PLANT RESIDUES; SUBSTRATES; SUGAR; VEHICLES;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 78650194657     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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