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. 2024 Sep 19;11:1022. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03871-3

Table 1.

Nitrogen related variables in the dataset.

Name Unit Description
TN g N kg−1 soil Total soil nitrogen content in dry weight.
C_N Soil total organic carbon to nitrogen mass ratio.
Ammonium mg kg−1 soil Extractable NH4+ concentration in the soil sample.
Nitrate mg kg−1 soil Extractable NO3 concentration in the soil sample.
MBN mg kg−1 soil Microbial biomass nitrogen content.
MBC Microbial biomass carbon content.
MBC_N Microbial biomass carbon to nitrogen ratio.
NNM mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Net nitrogen mineralization rate.
NNR mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Net nitrification rate of the soil.
GNM mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross nitrogen mineralization rate.
GNR mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross total nitrification rate.
GNRa mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross autotrophic nitrification rate.
GNRh mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross heterotrophic nitrification rate.
DNRA mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium.
INH4 mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross NH4+ immobilization rate.
INO3 mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross NO3 immobilization rate.
INN mg N kg−1 soil day−1 Gross NH4+ and NO3 immobilization rate.