Investigating the role of moisture as an environmental constraint in the decomposition of shallow and deep mineral soil organic matter of a temperate coniferous soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 373-384

  Gabriel, Carrie Ellen ^a,b   Kellman, Lisa ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Forest soil carbon; Heterotrophic respiration; Mineral soil; Moisture; Q10; Soil organic matter; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOILS; HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; MINERAL SOILS; Q10; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOIL MOISTURE;

MINERALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSIVITY; FOREST SOIL; MOISTURE CONTENT; PORE SPACE; SHALLOW SOIL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECAY; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL;

EID: 84887191748     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.10.009     Document Type: Article

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