Nitrogen and nature

Ambio

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-101

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Hättenschwiler, Stephan ^a   Olander, Lydia ^a   Allison, Steven ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLANTS; PRECIPITATION; PROTEINS; SOIL;

EID: 0036010868     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-31.2.97     Document Type: Conference Paper

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