Biological soil crusts promote N accumulation in response to dew events in dryland soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-27

  Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel ^a,b   Maestre, Fernando T ^b   Rodríguez, Jesús G P ^a   Gallardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; DON; Drylands; Pentose:hexose ratio; Phenols

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC N; DON; DRY LAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PENTOSE:HEXOSE RATIO; SOURCE OF WATERS;

CARBOHYDRATES; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS;

SOILS;

ARID REGION; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRYLAND FARMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHENOL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84875788858     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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