Global change, soil biodiversity, and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems: three case studies

Global Change Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 729-743

  Swift, M J ^a   Andren O ^b   Brussaard, L ^c   Briones, M ^d   Couteaux, M M ^e   Ekschmitt, K ^f   Kjoller, A ^g   Loiseau, P ^h   Smith, P ⁱ  

^a TSBF Programme   (Kenya)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h CEMAGREF   (France)

ⁱ ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL;

EID: 0032419003     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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