Towards an ecological understanding of biological nitrogen fixation

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 57-58, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-45

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a   Cassman, Ken ^b   Cleveland, Cory ^c   Crews, Tim ^d   Field, Christopher B ^e   Grimm, Nancy B ^f   Howarth, Robert W ^g   Marino, Roxanne ^g   Martinelli, Luiz ^h   Rastetter, Edward B ⁱ   Sprent, Janet I ^j  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PRESCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^e GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

ⁱ ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Decomposition; Grazing; Legumes; Models; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen limitation; Phosphorus; Shade tolerance; Trace elements; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; RHIZOBIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036064071     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015798428743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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