Modeling the flow of 15N after a 15N pulse to study long-term N dynamics in a semiarid grassland

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2171-2182

  Dijkstra, Feike A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N tracer; Elevated CO2; Microbial N; Model; N cycling; Priming effect; Pulse labeling; Semiarid grassland; Soil organic matter decomposition; Soil organic matter destabilization; SOM

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANNUAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; POACEAE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POACEAE;

EID: 68149145834     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1172.1     Document Type: Article

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