Modelling microbial exchanges between forms of soil nitrogen in contrasting ecosystems

Although nitrogen (N) is often combined with carbon (C) in organic molecules, C passes from the air to the soil through plant photosynthesis, whereas N passes from the soil to plants through a chain of microbial conversions. However, dynamic models do not fully consider the microorganisms at the cen...

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Main Authors: M. Pansu, D. Machado, P. Bottner, L. Sarmiento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/915/2014/bg-11-915-2014.pdf