Movement of N from decomposing earthworm tissue to soil, microbial and plant N pools

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 487-492

  Whalen, Joann K ^a   Parmelee, Robert W ^a   McCartney, David A ^b   Vanarsdale, Jessica L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATION; NITROGEN; SOIL DEGRADATION;

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

LOLIUM PERENNE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0032990681     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00252-6     Document Type: Article

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