Mechanisms driving the soil organic matter decomposition response to nitrogen enrichment in grassland soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 54-65

  Riggs, Charlotte E ^a   Hobbie, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Fertilization; Microbial biomass; Microbial respiration; Nutrient Network

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FORECASTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS; FERTILIZATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NITROGEN ADDITIONS; NITROGEN ENRICHMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964950657     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.04.023     Document Type: Article

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