Indirect Effects of Nitrogen Amendments on Organic Substrate Quality Increase Enzymatic Activity Driving Decomposition in a Mesic Grassland

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-247

  Tiemann, Lisa K ^a   Billings, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

decomposition; extracellular enzyme; grassland; microbial biomass 13C and 15N; microbial substrate quality; Organic matter quality; soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 79952448030     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9406-6     Document Type: Article

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