Symbiotic N2-fixation in alpine tundra: Ecosystem input and variation in fixation rates among communities

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 345-350

  Bowman, William D ^a   Schardt, James C ^a   Schmidt, Steven K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystem; Nitrogen cycling; Symbiotic N2 fixation; Trifolium; 15N

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0029799635     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334660     Document Type: Article

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