Erosion-induced changes in soil biogeochemical and microbiological properties in Swiss Alpine grasslands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 382-392

  Park, Ji Hyung ^a   Meusburger, Katrin ^b   Jang, Inyoung ^c   Kang, Hojeong ^c   Alewell, Christine ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpine grassland; Bacterial abundance; Dissolved organic carbon; Fluorescence EEMs; Soil carbon sequestration; Soil enzymes; Soil erosion; Wetland soil

Indexed keywords

ALPINE GRASSLANDS; BACTERIAL ABUNDANCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL ENZYMES; SOIL EROSION; WETLAND SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ENZYMES; EROSION; FLUORESCENCE; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; RNA; WETLANDS;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WETLAND;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84890670332     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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