Ecosystem constraints to symbiotic nitrogen fixers: A simple model and its implications

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 179-202

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Field, Christopher B ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Grazing; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen limitation; Phosphorus; Shade

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

EID: 0032794539     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01007579     Document Type: Article

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