Effects of NH 4 + and NO 3 - on litter and soil organic carbon decomposition in a Chinese fir plantation forest in South China

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-122

  Zhang, Weidong ^a,b   Wang, Silong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Huitong National Research Station of Forest Ecosystem   (China)

Author keywords

13C labeled litter; Chinese fir; Inorganic N; Priming effect; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

13C-LABELED LITTER; ADVERSE EFFECT; C:N RATIO; CHINESE FIR; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; INCUBATION PERIODS; LATE STAGE; LEAF LITTER; N AVAILABILITY; N DYNAMICS; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION FORESTS; PRIMING EFFECTS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SOUTH CHINA; STIMULATING EFFECTS; SUBTROPICAL CHINA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY;

SOILS;

AMMONIUM; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST SOIL; LEAF LITTER; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ABIES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHINA; FERTILITY; FOREST LITTER; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL;

CHINA;

ALNUS; ALNUS CREMASTOGYNE; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 84862779621     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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