@article{fdi:010057162,
  title = {{D}oes anthracene affect microbial activities and organic matter decomposition ? {A} comparative study in {P}inus halepensis litters from {M}editerranean coastal and inland areas},
  author = {{Q}asemian, {L}. and {G}uiral, {D}aniel and {Z}iarelli, {F}. and {R}uaudel, {F}. and {F}arnet, {A}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he widespread concern about pollution caused by {P}olycyclic {A}romatic {H}ydrocarbons ({PAH}s) raises the question of how they affect soil microbial communities which are potentially involved in the transformation of these pollutants. {U}sing microcosms, we describe the effect of anthracene, a model {PAH}, on microbial communities inhabiting a {P}inus halepensis litter from both coastal ({COS}) and inland ({INL}) {M}editerranean sites. {T}he microcosms were incubated over 3 months (25 degrees {C}, 60% {WHC}) and the effects of anthracene on microbial activities of both litters were monitored. {D}ifferent enzyme activities (laccase, cellulase, beta-glucosidase and acid phosphatase) and microbial respiration were measured and variations in litter chemical composition over incubation were determined using {C}-13 {N}uclear {M}agnetic {R}esonance ({NMR}) from both sites. {O}ur results show that lignocellulolytic enzymes increased markedly after a 3-month incubation in {COS} microcosms, especially in the presence of anthracene, whereas {INL} microcosms were not similarly affected. {T}hese results show that anthracene not only has no toxic effect on the microbial activities tested but actually enhances the lignocellulolytic activities of the fungal communities from coastal litters, demonstrating the detoxification potential and resistance of stressed {M}editerranean coastal ecosystems.},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE} ; {C}-13 {NMR} ; {E}nzyme activities ; {M}editerranean ecosystems ; {PAH}s ; {M}icrobial respiration},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}hemosphere},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {548--555},
  ISSN = {0045-6535},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.047},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057162},
}