Nitrogen mineralization: Challenges of a changing paradigm

Schimel, Joshua P.; Bennett, Jennifer

doi:10.1890/03-8002

Cited by 2,511Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Nitrogen mineralization: Challenges of a changing paradigm

Schimel, Joshua P., Bennett, Jennifer·2004·Ecology

DOI 10.1890/03-8002

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Until recently, the common view of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle had been driven by two core assumptions—plants use only inorganic N and they compete poorly against soil microbes for N. Thus, plants were thought to use N that microbes “left over,” allowing the N cycle to be divided cleanly into two pieces—the microbial decomposition side and the plant uptake and use side. These were linked by the process of net mineralization. Over the last decade, research has changed these views. N cycling is now seen as being driven by the depolymerization of N-containing polymers by microbial (including mycorrhizal) extracellular enzymes. This releases organic N-containing monomers that may be used by either plants or microbes. However, a complete new conceptual model of the soil N cycle needs to incorporate recent research on plant–microbe competition and microsite processes to explain the dynamics of N across the wide range of N availability found in terrestrial ecosystems. We discuss the evolution of thinking about the soil N cycle, propose a new integrated conceptual model that explains how N cycling changes as ecosystem N availability changes, and discuss methodological issues raised by the changing paradigm of terrestrial N cycling.

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Mineralization of organic N provides inorganic-N and this is the cause of increased yields seen under manure derived biochars.
“Given the fact that plants can assimilate organic N compounds [44], and that mineralization of organic N also provides inorganic-N, it can be inferred to be the cause of increased yields seen under manure derived biochars.”
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Authors: Schimel, J. P., & Bennett, J.
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
North Carolina State University (US)
Corresponding author: Schimel, Joshua P.
ORCID: Schimel, Joshua P.
Venue: Ecology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2004-03
Volume: 85
Issue: 3
Pages: 591-602
ISSN: 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1890/03-8002
OpenAlex: W2139610873
Cited by: 2,511
References: 114
Citations by year: 2026: 133 · 2025: 138 · 2024: 113 · 2023: 128 · 2022: 192 · 2021: 156 · 2020: 146 · 2019: 149 · 2018: 151 · 2017: 117 · 2016: 132 · 2015: 94 · 2014: 110 · 2013: 114 · 2012: 93
FWCI: 100.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 4201 d)
Locations: Ecology (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Keywords: nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen cycling, extracellular enzymes, net mineralization, nitrogen availability, terrestrial ecosystems

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