The thermodynamic efficiency of soil microbial communities subject to long-term stress is lower than those under conventional input regimes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-157

  Harris, Jim A ^a   Ritz, Karl ^a   Coucheney, Elsa ^b   Grice, Samuel M ^a,b   Lerch, Thomas Z ^b   Pawlett, Mark ^a   Herrmann, Anke M ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Long term field experiments; Microbial community structure; Microcalorimetry; Soil microbial biomass; Thermodynamic efficiency

Indexed keywords

FIELD EXPERIMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROCALORIMETRY; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; FORESTRY; GLUCOSE; MANURES; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; CARBON BALANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GLUCOSE; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAVY METAL; ISOTHERM; MANURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESOURCE USE; SLUDGE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSTRATE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84855863535     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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