Litter VOCs induce changes in soil microbial biomass C and N and largely increase soil CO 2 efflux

Plant and Soil

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 163-174

  Asensio, Dolores ^a   Yuste, Jorge Curiel ^b   Mattana, Stefania ^a   Ribas, Àngela ^a   Llusià, Joan ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Fast growing microbial populations; Litter; Microbial biomass carbon; Microbial biomass nitrogen; Soil microbial respiration; Terpenes; VOCs; Warming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; HETEROTROPHY; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCLIMATE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WARMING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 84867747374     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1220-9     Document Type: Article

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