Plant-microbe competition for soil amino acids in the alpine tundra: Effects of freeze-thaw and dry-rewet events

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 406-414

  Lipson, David A ^a   Monson, Russell K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; Drying; Freezing; Kobresia myosuroides; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

ALPINE SEDGE; AMINO ACID; DRY-REWET; FREEZE-THAW; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESOURCE COMPETITION; SOIL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TUNDRA;

KOBRESIA MYOSUROIDES;

EID: 0031930207     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050393     Document Type: Article

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