Plant N capture and microfaunal dynamics from decomposing grass and earthworm residues in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 11-12, 2000, Pages 1763-1772

  Hodge, A ^a   Stewart, J ^b   Robinson, D ^b,c   Griffiths, B S ^b   Fitter, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris L.); Lolium perenne L; Nematodes; Organic patches; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON 13; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROFAUNA; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; RESIDUE;

DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 0033830577     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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