Soil microbial biomass, community composition and soil nitrogen cycling in relation to tree species in subtropical China

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 68-75

  Huang, Zhiqun ^a   Wan, Xiaohua ^a   He, Zongming ^b   Yu, Zaipeng ^a   Wang, Minghuang ^a   Hu, Zhenhong ^a   Yang, Yusheng ^a  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese fir; Litter quality; Nitrogen cycling; PLFA; Soil microbial community

Indexed keywords

CHINESE FIR; LITTER QUALITY; NITROGEN CYCLING; PLFA; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

BIOMASS; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REFORESTATION;

SOILS;

BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; MYTILARIA LAOSENSIS;

EID: 84875797954     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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