Soil microbial dynamics and biogeochemistry in tropical forests and pastures, southwestern Costa Rica

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 314-326

  Cleveland, Cory C ^a   Townsend, Alan R ^a   Schmidt, Steven K ^a   Constance, Briana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Land use change; Mollisols; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica; Oxisols; Phosphorus; Soil microorganisms; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LAND USE CHANGE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037702000     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0314:SMDABI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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