Fate of 15N labeled nitrate and ammonium salts added to an alpine meadow in the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 276-281

  Xu, Xing Liang ^a   Ouyang, Hua ^a   Pei, Zhi Yong ^a   Zhou, Cai Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Fate of NO3 15N and NH4+ 15N; Percentage of 15N recovery; Retention of deposited N; Soil microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AMMONIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CHINA;

EID: 0042926624     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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