Indications that long-term nitrogen loading limits carbon resources for soil microbes

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 115; pp. 310 - 321
• Main Authors: Rappe-George, M.O., Choma, M., Čapek, P., Börjesson, G., Kaštovská, E., Šantrůčková, H., Gärdenäs, A.I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biological Sciences; Biologiska vetenskaper; Biomass; Environmental Sciences; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; Fatty acids; Forestry; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Hydrolytic enzyme activities; Leaching; Loading; Microbial biomass; Microbial community composition; Microbiology; Microorganisms; Mikrobiologi; Miljövetenskap; Multidisciplinär geovetenskap; Negibacteria; Nitrogen; Nitrogen addition; Nitrogen additions; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen leaching; Phospholipid fatty acids; Phospholipids; Picea abies; Plants (botany); Posibacteria; Soils; Statistical significance; Enzyme activity; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen addition; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen leaching

Microbial communities in the organic horizon (O-horizon) of forest soils play key roles in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling, but effects on them of long-term high N loading, by N deposition or experimental addition, are not fully understood. Thus, we investigated N-loading effects on soil microbial...