Effects of sulfuric, nitric, and mixed acid rain on litter decomposition, soil microbial biomass, and enzyme activities in subtropical forests of China

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Lv, Yanna ^a   Wang, Congyan ^c   Jia, Yanyan ^b   Wang, Wenwen ^b   Ma, Xu ^b   Du, Jingjing ^b   Pu, Gaozhong ^b   Tian, Xingjun ^b  

^a WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Broad leaved forest; Coniferous forest; Enzyme activities; Litter decomposition; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896446709     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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