Experimental test of temperature and moisture controls on the rate of microbial decomposition of soil organic matter: preliminary results

• Published in: AIMS geosciences Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 886 - 898
• Main Authors: A. Palmer, Corey, P. Markstein, Katherine, H. Tanner, Lawrence
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIMS Press 01.01.2019
• Subjects: microbial heterotrophs; soil co2 flux; soil organic matter; soil respiration

Soil organic matter (SOM) is a major reservoir of carbon derived from the biosphere that is returned to the atmosphere largely via microbial decomposition. The potential for feedbacks between climate change and SOM decomposition makes a full understanding of the controls on SOM decomposition rates e...