Loss and recycling of amino acids and protein from smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) litter

Agriculture & Biology

• Spartina alterniflora 100%
• recycling 70%
• nitrogen 43%
• amino acids 42%
• total nitrogen 30%
• free amino acids 29%
• proteins 25%
• microbial proteins 18%
• degradation 18%
• microbial biomass 16%
• marshes 15%
• leaching 14%
• ammonium 13%
• microorganisms 9%
• extracts 7%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• litter 69%
• amino acid 68%
• recycling 57%
• protein 53%
• nitrogen 44%
• loss 39%
• decomposition 15%
• marsh 10%
• field experiment 9%
• field study 9%
• ammonium 8%
• experiment 8%
• microorganism 8%
• biomass 6%
• laboratory 5%

Chemical Compounds

• Recycling 67%
• Nitrogen 44%
• Protein 30%
• Microbial Biomass 17%
• Decomposition 13%