Species richness of ectomycorrhizal hyphal necromass increases soil CO2 efflux under laboratory conditions

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1350-1355

  Wilkinson, Anna ^a   Alexander, Ian J ^a   Johnson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon cycling; Decomposition; Ectomycorrhizal mycelium; Forest soils; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BOREAL AND TEMPERATE FOREST; C:N RATIO; CARBON CYCLING; ECTOMYCORRHIZAL; FOREST SOILS; FUNGAL HYPHAE; FUNGAL SPECIES; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LARGE COMPONENTS; MYCELIAL BIOMASS; NECROMASS; NUTRIENT POOLS; SOIL CO; SOIL RESPIRATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; SAPROTROPHY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTS; FUNGI; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

FUNGI;

EID: 79954615156     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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