Changes in 15N abundance and amounts of biologically active soil nitrogen

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Liang, B C ^a   Mackenzie, A F ^b   Gregorich, E G ^c  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N microbial biomass C; Active soil N; Microbial biomass N; Mineral N; Texture

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; DILUTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL; SULFATE;

CROP PRODUCTION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 0033375830     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050589     Document Type: Article

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