Depolymerization and mineralization rates at 12 Mediterranean sites with varying soil N availability. A test for the Schimel and Bennett model

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 693-696

  Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel ^a   Gallardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonification rate; Nitrification rate; Nitrogen cycle; Soil ammonium; Soil DON; Soil nitrate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION RATE; N AVAILABILITY; N MINERALIZATION; N TRANSFORMATION RATES; NITRIFICATION RATE; NITRIFICATION RATES; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANT COMMUNITIES; REGIONAL SCALE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RELATIVE RATES; SOIL NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DENITRIFICATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION;

SOILS;

AMMONIFICATION; AMMONIUM; BIOME; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASS; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYMERIZATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SALT; SHRUB; SOIL NITROGEN; TRANSFORMATION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; SOIL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

POACEAE;

EID: 78751571078     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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