Functional stoichiometry of soil microbial communities after amendment with stabilised organic matter

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 170-178

  Ng, Ee Ling ^a   Patti, Antonio Frank ^a   Rose, Michael Timothy ^a   Schefe, Cassandra Rae ^b,d   Wilkinson, Kevin ^b   Cavagnaro, Timothy Richard ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b School of Chemistry Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Riverine Plains Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological stoichiometry; Functional stoichiometry; Nutrient cycling; Soil enzymes; Soil microbial community

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS; STOICHIOMETRY;

ECOLOGICAL STOICHIOMETRY; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ENZYMES; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITIONS;

STABILIZATION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 84901986811     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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