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. 2012 Mar 30;7(3):e33741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033741

Table 2. δ15N values of organic and inorganic fertilizers.

Type Fertilizer Fertilizer δ15N (‰, AIR) Reference
Organic Blood 6.0±1.3 [191]
Bonemeal 4.9±0.3 [191]
Cattle manure 5.0±0.8 [192]
Cattle manure 2.9±0.5 [193]
Cattle manure 4.5 [133]
Cattle manure 3.1±0.2 [85]
Chicken manure 6.2±1.9 [191]
Fishmeal 7.1±3.6 [191]
Hoof and horn 6.4±0.2 [191]
Livestock manure 8.8±4.4 [191]
Livestock manure 8.7±0.2 [132]
Pig manure 13.9 [102]
Pig manure 16.9 [194]
Pig manure 11.3 [133]
Pig manure 6.5 [133]
Pig manure 16.4 [195]
Poultry manure 8.6±0.3 [132]
Poultry manure 2.7 [133]
Seabird guano 26.7±0.6 This study
Seaweed 2.5±1.5 [191]
Various composts 17.4±1.2 [196]
Inorganic (NH4)2H2PO4 −0.6±0.4 [191]
(NH4)2SO4 1.7±3.4 [191]
(NH4)2SO4 −1.6 [133]
(NH4)2SO4 −2.6 [197]
KNO3 −1.2±0.3 [191]
NH4NO3 −1.3 [128]
NH4NO3 −0.6±1.7 [191]
NH4NO3 −1.7 [133]
Urea −2.4±2.1 [191]
Urea −1.7 [133]
Urea −0.7 [195]