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1977
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Nitrogen was partitioned among soil organic matter, living and dead plant material, microorganisms, above-ground and below-ground animals, and mineral N in a shortgrass prairie, pasture ecosystem in eastern Colorado, USA Soil organic matter contained the largest amount of N (89.5 %), and dead plant material contained 6.8 % of the total N in the system. Living organisms contained 3.4 % of the N in the ecosystem. Mineral N accounted for 0.2 %. Less than 1.0 % of the N in the system was located above ground. The amount of N immobilized in animals was small.
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Woodmansee, Robert G.; Dodd, Jerrold L.; Bowman, Rudolph A.; and Dickinson, Charles E., "Nitrogen Status of a Shortgrass Prairie, Pasture Ecosystem" (1977). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 8.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1977/sess3/8)
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Nitrogen Status of a Shortgrass Prairie, Pasture Ecosystem
Nitrogen was partitioned among soil organic matter, living and dead plant material, microorganisms, above-ground and below-ground animals, and mineral N in a shortgrass prairie, pasture ecosystem in eastern Colorado, USA Soil organic matter contained the largest amount of N (89.5 %), and dead plant material contained 6.8 % of the total N in the system. Living organisms contained 3.4 % of the N in the ecosystem. Mineral N accounted for 0.2 %. Less than 1.0 % of the N in the system was located above ground. The amount of N immobilized in animals was small.
