Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce decomposition of woody plant litter while increasing soil aggregation

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 323-328

  Leifheit, E F ^a,b   Verbruggen, E ^a,b   Rillig, M C ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Decomposition; Microorganisms; Soil aggregation; Wood

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; SOILS; WOOD;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; DECOMPOSITION RATE; DISENTANGLE EFFECTS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; REDUCED DECOMPOSITIONS; SOIL AGGREGATION;

FUNGI;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; DECOMPOSITION; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WOODY PLANT;

FUNGI; RHIZOPHAGUS;

EID: 84919949032     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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