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Nitrogen turnover in soil after application of animal manure and slurry as studied by the stable isotope 15 N: A review
Author(s) -
Dittert Klaus,
Goerges Tjark,
Sattelmacher Burkhard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
zeitschrift für pflanzenernährung und bodenkunde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1522-2624
pISSN - 0044-3263
DOI - 10.1002/jpln.1998.3581610412
Subject(s) - nitrogen , slurry , manure , isotopes of nitrogen , stable isotope ratio , isotope , environmental chemistry , chemistry , tracer , nitrogen cycle , abundance (ecology) , animal waste , agronomy , environmental science , ecology , waste management , biology , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics
In the last decades many aspects of nitrogen turnover have been studied by 15 N methods. In this article contemporary 15 N tracer as well as natural 15 N abundance methods for the study of animal manure turnover are briefly reviewed. The nitrogen dynamics after application of farmyard manure and slurry are elucidated. Here, emphasis was put on results from 15 N stable isotope work in the fields of nitrogen immobilization, nitrogenous trace gas emissions, turnover of organic nitrogen fractions, and finally plant uptake. Added nitrogen interactions, which must be considered when interpreting 15 N studies, are discussed. Finally promising research fields for the use of stable isotopes are outlined.