Annual burning of a tallgrass prairie inhibits C and N cycling in soil, increasing recalcitrant pyrogenic organic matter storage while reducing N availability

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2321-2333

  Soong, Jennifer L ^a   Cotrufo, M Francesca ^a  

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

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Litter decomposition; Pyrogenic organic matter; Soil organic matter; Soil organic matter fractions; Soil respiration; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRAIRIE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

CARBON; NITROGEN; SOIL;

ANDROPOGON; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FIRE; GRASSLAND; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANDROPOGON; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; FIRES; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84928372359     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12832     Document Type: Article

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