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4 years ago in Forest Ecology , Soil Science By Sumitra R
What literature can help study the relationship between soil temperature, pH, and moisture content in forest soils?
My meta-analysis on decomposition rates in temperate forests requires a robust theoretical framework for the temperature-moisture-pH interaction. Textbooks are too general, and a basic journal search is overwhelming. Can you recommend the seminal papers or definitive book chapters that explicitly model or describe this three-way interaction in forest soil systems?
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By Mukesh Answered 4 years ago
For a strong foundation, start with the textbook Forest Soils: Properties and Processes by Fisher and Binkley. It provides excellent integrated chapters. For the specific interaction you're studying, I would recommend tracing two seminal paper lineages. First, look at the work of Johan Six and colleagues on how soil moisture modulates the temperature sensitivity (Q??) of decomposition. Second, delve into papers by William Schlesinger and colleagues on how pH governs microbial community structure, which in turn determines the functional response to temperature and moisture. The journal Soil Biology & Biochemistry is your best source for cutting-edge empirical studies on this triple interaction.
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