Background: Being one of the important nutrients required by plants during photosynthesis, nitrogen (N) exerts a significant control on primary productivity and carbon dioxide sequestration. Therefore, it is essential to quantify the rates of N cycling processes, such as gross N mineralization and nitrification, to understand the flow and availability of N in different ecosystems. Lack of such data in tropical regions, particularly the Indian subcontinent, has constrained our understanding of N dynamics in soils of the subcontinent.

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全球生物多样性热点地区土壤的氮转化总速率（印度西高止山脉）

背景：氮（N）是植物在光合作用过程中所需的重要营养素之一，对初级生产力和二氧化碳的隔离具有重要的控制作用。因此，有必要量化氮循环过程的速率，例如总氮矿化和硝化作用，以了解不同生态系统中氮的流量和可用性。在热带地区，特别是印度次大陆，缺乏此类数据已经限制了我们对次大陆土壤中氮动态的理解。