Microbial cell-envelope fragments and the formation of soil organic matter: A case study from a glacier forefield

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 595-612

  Schurig, Christian ^a   Smittenberg, Rienk H ^b   Berger, Juergen ^c   Kraft, Fabio ^a   Woche, Susanne K ^d   Goebel, Marc O ^d   Heipieper, Hermann J ^a   Miltner, Anja ^a   Kaestner, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Chronosequence; Contact angle; FA; Glacier forefield; Hydrophobicity; Microbial cell envelope residues; PLFA; SOM formation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELL ORGANELLE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; FATTY ACID; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; PEDOGENESIS; PHOSPHOLIPID; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

DAMMA GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; URI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84876281182     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9791-3     Document Type: Article

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