The path less taken: Long-term N additions slow leaf litter decomposition and favor the physical transfer pathway of soil organic matter formation
Brooke A. Eastman, Mary Beth Adams, William T. Peterjohn
Topics & Concepts
Organic matterSoil organic matterPlant litterTemperate forestSoil carbonEnvironmental chemistryDecompositionLitterChemistryDeposition (geology)Environmental scienceWatershedTemperate climateAgronomyEcologySoil waterSoil scienceEcosystemSedimentBiologyMachine learningComputer sciencePaleontologyOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology