Soil respiration is not limited by reductions in microbial biomass during long-term soil incubations

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 304-310

  Birge, Hannah E ^a   Conant, Richard T ^a   Follett, Ronald F ^b   Haddix, Michelle L ^a   Morris, Sherri J ^c   Snapp, Sieglinde S ^d   Wallenstein, Matthew D ^a   Paul, Eldor A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular enzymes; Incubation; Microbial biomass; Respiration; Soil organic matter (SOM); Substrate decomposition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; ENZYMES; FORESTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; INCUBATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; RESPIRATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

SOILS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CROP RESIDUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDUCTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CARYA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84919950538     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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