Experimental evidence that soil fauna enhance nutrient mineralization and plant nutrient uptake in montane grassland ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1007-1014

  Bardgett, Richard D ^a   Chan, Kin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GRASSLAND; MINERALIZATION; MONTANE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL FAUNA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

NARDUS STRICTA;

EID: 0032915288     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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