Soil microarthropods support ecosystem productivity and soil C accrual: Evidence from a litter decomposition study in the tallgrass prairie

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 230-238

  Soong, Jennifer L ^a,b   Vandegehuchte, Martijn L ^a,c   Horton, Andrew J ^a   Nielsen, Uffe N ^d   Denef, Karolien ^a   Shaw, E Ashley ^a   de Tomasel, Cecilia Milano ^a   Parton, William ^a   Wall, Diana H ^a   Cotrufo, M Francesca ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Litter decomposition; Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA); Soil microarthropods; Soil organic matter; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FATTY ACIDS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS; SOIL MICROARTHROPODS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

SOILS;

ARTHROPOD; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE PRESERVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946854645     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.10.014     Document Type: Article

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