N-driven changes in a plant community affect leaf-litter traits and may delay organic matter decomposition in a Mediterranean maquis

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-171

  Dias, Teresa ^a   Oakley, Simon ^b   Alarcón Gutiérrez, Enrique ^c   Ziarelli, Fabio ^d   Trindade, Henrique ^e   Martins Loução, Maria Amélia ^a   Sheppard, Lucy ^b   Ostle, Nick ^b   Cruz, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^d Aix Marseille University   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Evergreen sclerophylls; Lignin; Lignin N ratio; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Microcosm; Nitrogen; Summer semi deciduous

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROCOSM; SCLEROPHYLLS; SEMI-DECIDUOUS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BASIN; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEAF LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84871659198     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.027     Document Type: Article

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