Herbivore influence on soil microbial biomass and nitrogen mineralization in a northern grassland ecosystem: Yellowstone National Park

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 556-562

  Tracy, Benjamin F ^a,b   Frank, Douglas A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grazing; Microorganisms; Nitrogen mineralization; Topography; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; MIROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031839109     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050480     Document Type: Article

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