Long-term Nitrogen Addition Decreases Organic Matter Decomposition and Increases Forest Soil Carbon

Richard Bowden1, Kate Lajtha2, Sarah Wurzbacher3, Susan Washko3, Lauren Wind4, Alexandrea Mae Rice5, Adrienne Coble6, Nicholas Baldauf7, Brittany Johnson6, Jun-Jian Wang8 and Myrna J Simpson9, (1)Allegheny College, Department of Environmental Science, Meadville, PA, United States, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Allegheny College, Meadville, United States, (4)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (5)State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, United States, (6)Allegheny College, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Meadville, PA, United States, (7)Allegheny County Health Department, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (8)Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shenzuan, China, (9)University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada