Long term changes in the distribution and δ15N values of individual soil amino acids in the absence of plant and fertiliser inputs

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-256

  Bol, Roland ^a   Ostle, Nick J ^b   Chenu, Claire C ^c   Petzke, Klaus Jürgen ^d   Werner, Roland A ^e,f   Balesdent, Jerome ^g  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fertiliser; GC C IRMS; Natural variations; Nitrogen 15; Phenylalanine; Plant; Protein; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; FRANCE; HISTORY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; SOIL; STATISTICS;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; FRANCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 12144265792     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010412331305607     Document Type: Review

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