Heterotrophic nitrification is the predominant NO3- production mechanism in coniferous but not broad-leaf acid forest soil in subtropical China

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-542

  Zhang, Jinbo ^a   Müller, Christoph ^b   Zhu, Tongbin ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a   Cai, Zucong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N tracing technique; Gross N transformation; Heterotrophic nitrification; Labile and recalcitrant organic N; Model

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRANSFORMATION; TURNOVER;

CHINA;

EID: 79958254791     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-011-0567-z     Document Type: Article

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