Effect of climate, soil type and earthworm activity on nitrogen transfer from a nitrogen-15-labelled decomposing material under field conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 318-327

  Cortez, J ^a   Billes, G ^a   Bouche M B ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm activity; Field nitrogen transfer; Inorganic nitrogen; Microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen; Nitrogen 15 atom percent excess

Indexed keywords

AMENDED SOIL; CLIMATE; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN TRANSFER; SOIL;

CLIMATE EFFECT; EARTHWORM; NITROGEN; SOIL TYPE;

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0033978444     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050010     Document Type: Article

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