Microbial abundance and composition influence litter decomposition response to environmental change

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 714-725

  Allison, Steven D ^a   Lu, Ying ^a   Weihe, Claudia ^a   Goulden, Michael L ^a   Martiny, Adam C ^a   Treseder, Kathleen K ^a   Martiny, Jennifer B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Community composition; Drought; Fungi; Global change; Grassland; Home field advantage; Litter decomposition; Microbes; Nitrogen fertilization; Precipitation; Reciprocal transplant

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; TIME FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84876111557     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1243.1     Document Type: Article

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