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Microbial responses to multi-factor climate change: effects on soil enzymes
Author(s):Steinweg, J. Megan; Dukes, Jeffery S.; Paul, Eldor A.; Wallenstein, Matthew D.
Date Issued:2013-06
Format:born digital; ariticles
The activities of extracellular enzymes, the proximate agents of decomposition in soils, are known to depend strongly on temperature, but less is known about how they respond to changes in precipitation patterns, and the ...
Changes in ecosystem carbon following afforestation of native sand prairie
Author(s):Paul, Eldor A.; Stromberger, M. E.; Morris, S. J.; Drijber, R.; Hellerich, J.; Mellor, N. J.
Date Issued:2013-09
Format:born digital; articles
Determining the dynamics of carbon (C) as a function of vegetation and residue inputs is important for predicting changes in ecosystem functions and the global C cycle. Litter and soil samples were analyzed from plantations ...
Diffuse-reflectance Fourier-transform mid-infrared spectroscopy as a method of characterizing changes in soil organic matter
Author(s):Haddix, Michelle; Margrini-Bair, Kimberly; Conant, Richard; Calderón, Francisco; Paul, Eldor A.
Date Issued:2013-09
Format:born digital; articles
Diffuse-reflectance Fourier-transform mid-infrared spectroscopy (MidIR) can identify the presence of important organic functional groups in soil organic matter (SOM); however, spectral interpretation needs to be validated ...
Microbial efficiency-matrix stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization, The: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?
Author(s):Wallenstein, Matthew D.; Denef, Karolien; Boot, Claudia M.; Cotrufo, M. Francesca; Paul, Eldor A.
Date Issued:2013-04
Format:born digital; articles
The decomposition and transformation of above- and below-ground plant detritus (litter) is the main process by which soil organic matter (SOM) is formed. Yet, research on litter decay and SOM formation has been largely ...