Lumbricid earthworm effects on incorporation of root and leaf litter into aggregates in a forest soil, New York State

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-273

  Yavitt, J B ^a   Fahey, T J ^a   Sherman, R E ^a   Groffman, P M ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Forest soil; Isotope labeling; New York State; Soil aggregates; Sugar maple forest

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; EARTHWORM; FOREST SOIL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; LEAF LITTER; MACROAGGREGATE; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL NUTRIENT; TIMESCALE;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER SACCHARUM; LUMBRICIDAE;

EID: 84941879434     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-015-0126-z     Document Type: Article

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