Regional and temporal variation in net primary production and nitrogen mineralization in grasslands

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1330-1340

  Burke, Ingrid C ^a   Lauenroth, William K ^a   Parton, William J ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Grasslands; Net nitrogen mineralization; Net primary productivity; Nitrogen limitation; Regional analysis

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REGIONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030613982     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1330:RATVIN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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