Tracking C and N flows through microbial biomass with increased soil moisture variability

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-22

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon use efficiency; Climate change; Grassland; Precipitation regime; Soil carbon; Soil moisture variability; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE VARIABILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; USE EFFICIENCY;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENITRIFICATION; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; WETTING;

SOIL MOISTURE;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 84857463341     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.01.030     Document Type: Article

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