The relative contribution of symbiotic N2 fixation and other nitrogen sources to grassland ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient ill the Alps

Plant and Soil

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 201-211

  Jacot, Katja A ^a   Lüscher, Andreas ^a   Nösberger, Josef ^a   Hartwig, Ueli A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystem; Lotus; N sources; Rhizobia; Trifolium

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; GRASSLAND; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SYMBIONT;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034493653     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026524212074     Document Type: Article

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