Nitrogen, organic carbon and sulphur cycling in terrestrial ecosystems: Linking nitrogen saturation to carbon limitation of soil microbial processes

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 33-51

  Kopáček, Jiří ^a   Cosby, Bernard J ^b,c   Evans, Christopher D ^b   Hruška, Jakub ^d   Moldan, Filip ^e   Oulehle, Filip ^d   Šantrůčková, Hana ^f   Tahovská, Karolina ^f   Wright, Richard F ^g  

^a Biology Centre ASCR   (Czech Republic)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^e IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acidification; Carbon; Forest soil; Modelling; Nitrogen; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; FOREST SOIL; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; SATURATION; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84884903568     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9892-7     Document Type: Article

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