Herbivore dung deposition increases soil respiration through elevated substrate availability and microbial biomass
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Topics & Concepts
Biomass (ecology)Abiotic componentGrazingSoil respirationAgronomyGrasslandEcosystemDeposition (geology)ChemistryHeterotrophSoil carbonSoil organic matterHerbivorePhosphorusEcologyEnvironmental chemistrySoil waterBiologyBacteriaSedimentGeneticsPaleontologyOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologySoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics