Effect of N addition, moisture, and temperature on soil microbial respiration and microbial biomass in forest soil at different stages of litter decomposition

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1421-1439

  Xu, Xingkai ^a   Yin, Lian ^a,b   Duan, Cuntao ^a   Jing, Yuanshu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Microbial biomass; Microbial respiration; Moisture; N addition; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84951965061     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-015-1331-z     Document Type: Article

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