The relative importance of exogenous and substrate-derived nitrogen for microbial growth during leaf decomposition

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1614-1625

  Cheever, B M ^a,c   Webster, J R ^a   Bilger, E E ^a   Thomas, S A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N; Assimilation; Chloroform fumigation; Heterotrophic microbes; Immobilization; Nitrogen availability; Nitrogen cycling; Organic matter decomposition; Streams

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; LEAF; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMWATER; SUBSTRATE;

ACER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANT LEAF; RIVER; TIME;

ACER; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 84880555098     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1339.1     Document Type: Article

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