Linkage of fine and coarse litter traits to soil microbial characteristics and nitrogen mineralization across topographic positions in a temperate natural forest
Tomohiro Yokobe, Fujio Hyodo, Ryunosuke Tateno, Naoko Tokuchi
Topics & Concepts
Mineralization (soil science)Plant litterNitrogen cycleLitterEcosystemEnvironmental scienceMicrobial population biologyAgronomyEcologyDominance (genetics)Temperate forestTemperate climateAbundance (ecology)NitrogenBiologySoil waterChemistryBacteriaOrganic chemistryGeneticsGeneBiochemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies