Abiotic controls on nitrogen fixation and respiration in selected woody debris from the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-73

  Hicks, William T ^a   Harmon, Mark E ^a   Griffiths, Robert P ^a  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymbiotic nitrogen fixation; Respiration; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 0037279712     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682752     Document Type: Article

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