Protein breakdown represents a major bottleneck in nitrogen cycling in grassland soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2272-2282

  Jan, M T ^a,b   Roberts, P ^a   Tonheim, S K ^c   Jones, D L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Carbon cycling; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Exoenzyme; Mineralization; Nitrate; Nitrogen cycling; Pasture; Polyphenolic; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CARBON CYCLING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; EXOENZYME; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLING; PASTURE; POLYPHENOLIC; SOIL RESPIRATION;

AGRICULTURE; AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

SOILS;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; GRASSLAND SOIL; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PROTEIN; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 70349771754     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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