Below-ground carbon and nitrogen accumulation in perennial grasses: A comparison of caespitose and rhizomatous growth forms

Plant and Soil

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-127

  Derner, J D ^a   Briske, D D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grazing; Islands of fertility; Nutrient accumulation; Nutrient islands; Shortgrass prairie; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRAIRIE;

POACEAE;

EID: 0035698746     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013316829961     Document Type: Article

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