N Cycle: The Nitrogen Cycle in Grazed Grassland

Synopsis: A CAL model of the nitrogen cycle that calculates the amounts of nitrogen in the major transformation of the nitrogen cycle in grazed grassland. It presents the results as a dynamic display, with which the user can interact. It represents in a novel way many of the relationships that govern the flow of nitrogen in a farming system. Students can investigate the effects of nitrogen fertiliser inputs and location (climate, rotation, age of sward, soil type and drainage status) on the processes and annual outputs of the nitrogen cycle from a grazed or cut grassland system. Approximately 15 hours of teaching material.
Series: Mertal Courseware
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; Computer program. Floppy disk. PC Windows version only.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £30.00 (inclusive)
Notes: Available to UK higher education institutions.
Documentation: Accompanying print material.
Uses: Environmental science, soil science, land use and agricultural/horticultural science.
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: agricultural processes; computer-assisted learning; nitrogen fixation; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme

Name: University of Aberdeen, Centre for CBL in Land Use and Environmental Sciences (CLUES)
Email: clues@abdn.ac.uk
Web: http://www.clues/abdn.ac.uk:8080/ External site opens in new window
Phone: 01224 273755
Address: King’s College
Aberdeen
AB24 5UA
Notes: Contact: John Milne (for LUCIE progject (7/97)

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