Substantial nutritional contribution of bacterial amino acids to earthworms and enchytraeids: A case study from organic grasslands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-27

  Larsen, Thomas ^a,b   Pollierer, Melanie M ^c   Holmstrup, Martin ^b   D'Annibale, Alessandra ^b   Maraldo, Kristine ^b   Andersen, Nils ^a   Eriksen, Jørgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterially derived amino acids; Clover; Grass; Organic agriculture; Stable carbon isotope fingerprinting of amino acids

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; NUTRITION; SOILS;

CLOVER; ECOLOGICAL GROUPS; ENCHYTRAEID WORM; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GRASS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; DETRITUS; EARTHWORM; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; NUTRITION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL FERTILITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EARTHWORMS (SP.); ENCHYTRAEIDAE; FUNGI; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 84964803249     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.03.018     Document Type: Article

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