Stoichiometric controls upon low molecular weight carbon decomposition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-56

  Creamer, Courtney A ^a   Jones, Davey L ^b   Baldock, Jeff A ^a   Farrell, Mark ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

14C; Low molecular weight organic carbon; Microbial biomass; Nutrient stoichiometry; Soil C cycling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; SAND; SOILS; STABILIZATION; SUBSTRATES;

C CYCLING; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYME ACTIVITY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ^14C;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84907468676     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.08.019     Document Type: Article

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