Substrate heterogeneity and microfauna in soil organic 'hotspots' as determinants of nitrogen capture and growth of ryegrass

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-53

  Bonkowski, Michael ^a   Griffiths, Bryan ^b   Scrimgeour, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C 15N dynamics; Decomposition; Nematodes; Plant nutrition; Protozoa; Substrate distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034053181     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(99)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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