Use of 13C and 15N natural abundance techniques to characterize carbon and nitrogen dynamics in composting and in compost-amended soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-114

  Lynch, D H ^a   Voroney, R P ^b   Warman, P R ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NSAC   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Compost; Light fraction; Soil organic carbon; Soil size separates

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSTING; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN;

LIGHT FRACTION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SIZE SEPARATES;

SOILS;

COMPOSTING; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL AMENDMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28944443554     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.04.022     Document Type: Article

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