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Properties of soil pore space regulate pathways of plant residue decomposition and community structure of associated bacteria

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.82250/3003527· OSTI ID:3003527
The goal of this study is to explore interactions between plant detritus and the micro-scale characteristics of physical micro-environments, that is, soil pores, and their influence on decomposition, on CO2 emission, and on composition of bacterial communities associated with the detritus. The study consisted of a series of soil incubation experiments with samples of contrasting pore characteristics with/without plant residue, accompanied by analyses of soil pores and phylogenetic analysis of microbial communities with rRNA genes via pyrosequencing.
Research Organization:
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0018409
OSTI ID:
3003527
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English