Nitrogen mineralization, ammonia accumulation, and emission of gaseous NH3 by soil-feeding termites

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-283

  Ji, Rong ^a,c   Brune, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium formation; Nitrogen dynamics; Organic nitrogen; Soil fauna; Termite mounds

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL FAUNA; TERMITE;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CUBITERMES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 33745126617     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-005-4279-z     Document Type: Article

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