Effects of Hurricane-Felled Tree Trunks on Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, Microbial Biomass, and Root Length in a Wet Tropical Forest

Effects of Hurricane-Felled Tree Trunks on Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, Microbial Biomass, and Root Length in a Wet Tropical Forest

Decaying coarse woody debris can affect the underlying soil either by augmenting nutrients that can be exploited by tree roots, or by diminishing nutrient availability through stimulation of microbial nutrient immobilization. We analyzed C, N, microbial biomass C and root length in closely paired so...

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Main Authors: D. Jean Lodge, Dirk Winter, Grizelle González, Naomi Clum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
coarse woody debris
nitrogen cycling
soil carbon
soil nitrogen
tree roots
bark beetle frass
fine root proliferation
nutrient hotspots
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/11/264

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