Nitrogen addition, not initial phylogenetic diversity, increases litter decomposition by fungal communities

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Amend, Anthony S ^a   Matulich, Kristin L ^b   Martiny, Jennifer B H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem function; Fungi; Leaf litter decomposition; Microcosm; Nitrogen fertilization; Phylogenetic diversity

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON MINERALIZATION; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; GENE SEQUENCE; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM TAXON;

FUNGI;

EID: 84927513978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00109     Document Type: Article

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