A simplified closed artificial ecosystem - recycling of organic matter into wheat plants

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-308

  Lamotte, L ^d   Saugier, B ^a   Smernoff, D T ^b   Andre M ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c IRFM   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0033369683     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00483-4     Document Type: Article

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