Interactions between leaf litter quality, particle size, and microbial community during the earliest stage of decay

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-168

  Rinkes, Zachary L ^a   DeForest, Jared L ^b   Grandy, A Stuart ^c   Moorhead, Daryl L ^a   Weintraub, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Microbial community; PLFA; Priming effect; Soil; Surface area

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; GLOBAL CHANGE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; TURNOVER;

ACER;

EID: 84891902395     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9872-y     Document Type: Article

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