Management intensity alters decomposition via biological pathways

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 365-379

  Wickings, Kyle ^a   Grandy, A Stuart ^a   Reed, Sasha ^b   Cleveland, Cory ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Decomposition; Land use change; Microarthropods; Microorganisms; Plant litter; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAF LITTER; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OLD FIELD; POLYSACCHARIDE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79957874252     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9510-x     Document Type: Article

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