Heterotrophic nitrogen fixation in decomposing litter: Patterns and regulation

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2366-2376

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Hobbie, Sarah ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Hawaiian forests; Lignin; Litter quality; Metrosideros polymorpha; Molybdenum; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen limitation; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HETEROTROPHY; LIGNIN; LITTER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

HAWAII; UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0033855730     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2366:HNFIDL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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