Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 184-199

  Kuzyakov, Yakov ^a,c   Blagodatskaya, Evgenia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^c KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Active microorganisms; C and N cycles; Microbial activities; Microbial successions; Microbiota habitat interactions; Priming effects; Subsoil processes

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; MICROORGANISMS;

C AND N CYCLES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL SUCCESSIONS; MICROBIOTAS; PRIMING EFFECTS;

SOILS;

BIOSPHERE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84923261882     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.01.025     Document Type: Review

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