The effect of earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) and simulated tillage on soil organic carbon in a long-term microcosm experiment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-64

  Frouz, J ^a,b   Spaldonova A ^a   Fricova K ^a   Bartuska M ^a,b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Earthworms; Ergosterol; Litter decomposition; Microbial respiration; Soil processes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ALCOHOLS; EXPERIMENTS; FORESTRY; CARBON; MIXING; ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EARTHWORMS; ERGOSTEROL; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; SOIL PROCESS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; ERGOSTEROL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROCOSM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE; BIODEGRADATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; LITTER; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL FAUNA;

CZECH REPUBLIC; KARLOVARSKY; SOKOLOV;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS;

EID: 84905223192     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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