Erratum to: The roles of microorganisms in litter decomposition and soil formation

Erratum to: Biogeochemistry DOI 10.1007/s10533-013-9912-7

Table 1 in the original article contained some errors so the correct table is reproduced below. The legend should also read ‘Percent remaining (AFDW: ash-free dry weight), C and N contents, molar C to N ratios, C-normalized yields of total hydrolyzable amino acids (THAA), total hydrolyzable amino sugars (THAS), glucosamine (GlcN), and galactosamine (GalN), GlcN/GalN ratio, percentages of C and N as THAA and THAS, and degradation index (Dl) of decaying litters and soils’, addition of the word ‘sugars’.

The legend for Table 2 should read ‘Molar C to N ratios, C-normalized yields of total hydrolyzable amino acids (THAA), total hydrolyzable amino sugars (THAS), glucosamine (GlcN), and galactosamine (GaIN), GlcN/GaIN ratio, and percentages of C and N as THAA and THAS of fungi and bacteria’, addition of the word ‘sugars’. Please also note the spelling change to the word ‘Azotobacter’ appearing in Table 2.

Table 1 Percent remaining (AFDW: ash-free dry weight), C and N contents, molar C to N ratios, C-normalized yields of total hydrolyzable amino acids (THAA), total hydrolyzable amino sugars (THAS), glucosamine (GlcN), and galactosamine (GalN), GlcN/GalN ratio, percentages of C and N as THAA and THAS, and degradation index (Dl) of decaying litters and soils