Dynamics of the Nitrogen-Efficient Guild and its relationship to nitrogen and carbon patterns in two desert soil ecosystems

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-81

  Xie, Guanghui ^a   Steinberger, Yosef ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Negev Desert; Nitrogen fixation; Organic carbon; Spatial availability; Temporal availability

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0036141843     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/153249802753365331     Document Type: Article

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