Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8365658 | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2012 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Microbial sensitivity to moisture variability increases with grassland MAP. ⺠Microbial communities in mesic grassland soils utilized N-free protective solutes. ⺠Upon osmotic downshock microbes rapidly catabolized protective solutes. ⺠High moisture variability led to temporal decoupling of nitrification and denitrification. ⺠Protective solutes represent a significant proportion of total C and N cycling.
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Authors
Lisa K. Tiemann, Sharon A. Billings,