Selection of micro-organisms in a spatially explicit environment and implications for plant access to nitrogen

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 841-853

  Kinzig, Ann P ^a,b   Harte, John ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial selection; Mutualism; Nitrogen allocation; Nitrogen cycle; Plant microbial interactions; Spatially explicit

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GENETIC SELECTION; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NUTRIENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; PLANT PRODUCT; SOIL;

BIOAVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

EID: 0031790511     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.8650841.x     Document Type: Article

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