Environmental stress response limits microbial necromass contributions to soil organic carbon

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 153-161

  Crowther, Thomas W ^a   Sokol, Noah W ^a   Oldfield, Emily E ^a   Maynard, Daniel S ^a   Thomas, Stephen M ^a   Bradford, Mark A ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fungi; Grazing; Necromass; Soil organic carbon; Stabilization; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; FUNGI; LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; OXALIC ACID; SOILS;

CALCIUM OXALATE CRYSTALS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRAZING; NECROMASS; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; STRESS RESPONSE;

STABILIZATION;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84925855635     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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