Abstract
Carbon and nitrogen mineralized from soil under waterlogged conditions may come from the soil microbial biomass pool and potentially could be used for biomass estimations.14C and15N labeled cells added to soil were monitored for decomposition under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Under aerobic conditions 12–42% of the added organism C was mineralized and 1–30% of the N. Under waterlogged conditions 13–33% of the C and 4–13% of the N was mineralized. The mineralized organism C as a percent of the total C evolved was consistent for both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, however the nitrogen showed extreme variations
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Smith, J.L., Norton, J.M. & Paul, E.A. Decomposition of14C- and15N-labeled organisms in soil under anaerobic conditions. Plant Soil 116, 115–118 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327265
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