Nitrogen in the central grasslands region of the United States

BioScience

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 813-823

  Burke, Ingrid C ^a   Lauenroth, William K ^a   Cunfer, Geoff ^b   Barrett, John E ^c   Mosier, Arvin ^d   Lowe, Petra ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0036766012     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0813:NITCGR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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