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Trophic interactions in soils as they affect energy and nutrient dynamics. I. Introduction

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The dynamics of nutrient transformations at the soil-root interface are complex but amenable to controlled experimental study. Using a conceptual model we introduce a series of papers which ascertain the role of microfloral-faunal trophic interactions in carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus transformations in soil microcosms.

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    Present address: Department of Biology, West Virginia University, 26506, Morgantown, West Virginia

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  1. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, Colorado

    D. C. Coleman

  2. Phosphorus Laboratory, USDA, Science and Education Administration, 80521, Fort Collins, Colorado

    C. V. Cole

  3. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, Colorado

    H. W. Hunt

  4. Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Coleman, D.C., Cole, C.V., Hunt, H.W. et al. Trophic interactions in soils as they affect energy and nutrient dynamics. I. Introduction. Microb Ecol 4, 345–349 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013277

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