Rapid microbial uptake and mineralization of amino acids and peptides along a grassland productivity gradient

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-83

  Wilkinson, Anna ^a   Hill, Paul W ^b   Farrar, John F ^b   Jones, Davey L ^b   Bardgett, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Grassland productivity; Mineralization; Nitrogen cycling; Peptide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894083118     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.01.026     Document Type: Article

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