Litter fingerprint on microbial biomass, activity, and community structure in the underlying soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 79-91

  Fanin, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Hättenschwiler, Stephan ^a   Fromin, Nathalie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UMR614 FARE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon availability; CLPP; Fumigation extraction; PLFA; Tropical tree species

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBSTRATE; TROPICAL SOIL;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84899980777     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2051-7     Document Type: Article

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