Ultraviolet photodegradation facilitates microbial litter decomposition in a Mediterranean climate

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1994-2003

  Baker, Nameer R ^a   Allison, Steven D ^a   Frey, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decomposition; Extracellular enzymes; Lignin; Microbes; Photodegradation; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRACTIONATION; FUNGUS; LIGNIN; LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION RESPONSE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FUNGI; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PHOTOLYSIS; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84937022385     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-1482.1     Document Type: Article

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