Competition between roots and soil micro-organisms for nutrients from nitrogen-rich patches of varying complexity

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 150-164

  Hodge, A ^a   Stewart, J ^b   Robinson, D ^b,c   Griffiths, B S ^b   Fitter, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C:N ratios; Decomposition; Lolium perenne; Microbial activity; Organic patches

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON 13; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CARBON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MICROBE METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NUTRIENT; PLANT ROOT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SUBSTRATE;

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0034013849     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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