Organic nitrogen storage in mineral soil: Implications for policy and management

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 551-552, Issue , 2016, Pages 116-126

  Bingham, Andrew H ^a   Cotrufo, M Francesca ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Factors; Policy decisions; Sequestration; SOM

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; SOILS; STABILIZATION;

FACTORS; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR COMPLEXITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; POLICY DECISIONS; SEQUESTRATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

ORGANIC MINERALS;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEQUESTRATION (CHEMISTRY); SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN STORAGE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL ANALYSIS; STORAGE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL;

EID: 84957837554     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.020     Document Type: Review

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