Transformation and mineralization of synthetic 14C-labeled humic model compounds by soil-feeding termites

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1281-1291

  Ji, Rong ^a   Kappler, Andreas ^a   Brune, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Humic substances; Humification; Soil fauna; Soil feeding; Soil organic nitrogen; Termites

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON 14; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CUBITERMES UMBRATUS; FULVIC ACID; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC ACID; HUMIFICATION; HUMIN; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; THORACOTERMES MACROTHORAX; TROPICS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; GEOPHAGY; HUMUS; MINERALIZATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERMITE;

CUBITERMES ORTHOGNATHUS; CUBITERMES UMBRATUS; ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE; THORACOTERMES MACROTHORAX;

EID: 0033854516     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(00)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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