Chemical and microbiological changes in Norway spruce deadwood during the early stage of decomposition as a function of exposure in an alpine setting

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Tommaso Bardelli, María Gómez-Brandón, Flavio Fornasier, Paola Arfaioli, Markus Egli, Giacomo Pietramellara, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, Heribert Insam, Judith Ascher-Jenull
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: wood decay; enzyme activities; fungal abundance; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; topsoil layer; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Norway; Deadwood; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1438347; https://doaj.org/article/3f36bb8c71714affade8bb5a592a86ce

Alpine ecosystems are vulnerable to ever-changing environmental conditions, leading to shifts in vegetation distribution and composition with implications on soil functionality and carbon (C) turnover. Although deadwood represents an important global C stock, scarce information is available on how s...