Biochar suppressed the decomposition of organic carbon in a cultivated sandy loam soil: A negative priming effect

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-21

  Lu, Weiwei ^a   Ding, Weixin ^a   Zhang, Junhua ^a   Li, Yi ^b   Luo, Jiafa ^c   Bolan, Nanthi ^d   Xie, Zubin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Agriculture Food and Environment Solution   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biochar; Dissolved organic carbon; Negative priming effect; Phospholipid fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACIDS; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS;

BIO CHARS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; NATURAL ABUNDANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; PRIMING EFFECTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; CHARCOAL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP ROTATION; DECOMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84901345623     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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