Earthworms increase soil microbial biomass carrying capacity and nitrogen retention in northern hardwood forests

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-58

  Groffman, Peter M ^a   Fahey, Timothy J ^b   Fisk, Melany C ^c   Yavitt, Joseph B ^b   Sherman, Ruth E ^b   Bohlen, Patrick J ^d   Maerz, John C ^e  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Earthworms; Isotopes; Microbial biomass; Nitrification; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

EARTHWORM COMMUNITIES; EARTHWORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C AND N; NET N MINERALIZATION; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARRYING CAPACITY; COLONIZATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ISOTOPES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

ACER SACCHARUM; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 84929458800     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.025     Document Type: Article

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