In situ carbon turnover dynamics and the role of soil microorganisms therein: A climate warming study in an Alpine ecosystem

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 112-124

  Djukic, Ika ^a   Zehetner, Franz ^a   Watzinger, Andrea ^b   Horacek, Micha ^b   Gerzabek, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

13C; Alpine soils; Climosequence; Decomposition; PLFAs; Soil translocation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SNOW;

ADAPTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITTER; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SNOW COVER; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRANSLOCATION; TURNOVER; WARMING;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

ALTITUDE; AUSTRIA; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SNOW; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; ZEA MAYS;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870874479     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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