Microbial stoichiometry overrides biomass as a regulator of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1139-1149

  Buchkowski, Robert W ^a   Schmitz, Oswald J ^a   Bradford, Mark A ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Ecological stoichiometry; Microbial biomass; Microbial decomposition model; Nitrogen accumulation; Nitrogen mineralization; Soil microbial community; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOMINERALIZATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

SOIL;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85047695129     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 19399170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-1327.1     Document Type: Article

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