Microbial community composition and function beneath temperate trees exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone

Rebecca L. Phillips; Donald R. Zak; William E. Holmes; David C. White

doi:10.1007/s00442-002-0868-x

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Microbial community composition and function beneath temperate trees exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone

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Authors:

Rebecca L. Phillips, Donald R. Zak, William E. Holmes, David C. White

Year:

2002

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-002-0868-x

Source:

Oecologia. 131: 236-244.

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Abstract

We hypothesized that changes in plant growth resulting from atmospheric CO₂ and O₃ enrichment would alter the flow of C through soil food webs and that this effect would vary with tree species. To test this idea, we traced the course of C through the soil microbial community using soils from the free-air CO₂ and O₃ enrichment site in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Keywords

soil microorganisms, carbon-13-phospholipid fatty acid analysis, elevated carbon dioxide, elevated ozone, soil carbon cycling

Citation

Phillips, Rebecca L.; Zak, Donald R.; Holmes, William E.; White, David C. 2002. Microbial community composition and function beneath temperate trees exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone. Oecologia. 131: 236-244.