Microbial growth rate measurements reveal that land-use abandonment promotes a fungal dominance of SOM decomposition in grazed Mediterranean ecosystems

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-138

  Lopez Sangil, Luis ^a,b   Rousk, Johannes ^c,d   Wallander, Håkan ^c   Casals, Pere ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth rate; Decomposer ecology; Ergosterol; Fungal growth rate; Grazing exclusion; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; QUERCUS;

EID: 78751650459     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0510-8     Document Type: Article

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