Changes in microbial dynamics during long-term decomposition in tropical forests

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-68

  DeAngelis, Kristen M ^a,b   Chivian, Dylan ^b,c   Fortney, Julian L ^d   Arkin, Adam P ^b,c   Simmons, Blake ^b,e   Hazen, Terry C ^b,c,d,f   Silver, Whendee L ^c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d University of Tennessee   (United States)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic decomposition; Fluctuating redox potential; Hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme activity; Microbial succession; Population dynamics; Small subunit ribosomal rRNA gene community analysis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL SUCCESSION; OXIDATIVE ENZYMES; REDOX POTENTIALS; RRNA GENES;

BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; DYNAMICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI; GENES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REDOX REACTIONS; RNA; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; HYDROLYSIS; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BACTERIA; DECAY; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SOIL;

EID: 84880975919     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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