Stoichiometry constrains microbial response to root exudation- insights from a model and a field experiment in a temperate forest
Plant roots release a wide range of chemicals into soils. This process, termed root exudation, is thought to increase the activity of microbes and the exoenzymes they synthesize, leading to accelerated rates of carbon (C) mineralization and nutrient cycling in rhizosphere soils relative to bulk soil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/821/2013/bg-10-821-2013.pdf |