author keywords: ammonium; carbon cycle; carbon sequestration; microbial biomass; microbial diversity; mineral associated organic matter; nitrate; particulate organic matter; stable isotope probing; target gene sequencing; VOC

MeSH headings : Carbon; Microbiota; Plant Leaves; Soil; Soil Microbiology; Volatile Organic Compounds

TL;DR: This work used a 99-day microcosm experiment to track VOCs produced during microbial decomposition of 13 C-labeled leaf litter into soil carbon fractions where the decomposing litters were only sharing headspace with the soil samples, thus preventing direct contact and aqueous movement of litter carbon. (via Semantic Scholar)