Carbon mineralization is promoted by phosphorus and reduced by nitrogen addition in the organic horizon of northern hardwood forests

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 212-218

  Fisk, Melany ^a   Santangelo, Sharon ^a   Minick, Kevan ^a,b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C mineralization; Forest floor; Microbial nutrient limitation; Northern hardwood forest; P limitation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS;

C MINERALIZATION; CARBON MINERALIZATION; FOREST FLOORS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS;

MINERALOGY;

BIOMASS; CARBON EMISSION; DICOTYLEDON; HETEROTROPHY; LEAF LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUCCESSION;

CELLULOSE; HARDWOODS; NUTRIENTS;

EID: 84949116366     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.11.022     Document Type: Article

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