Nitrogen fixation and metabolism by groundwater-dependent perennial plants in a hyperarid desert

Oecologia

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-394

  Arndt, Stefan K ^a,c,d   Kahmen, Ansgar ^b   Arampatsis, Christina ^c   Popp, Marianne ^c   Adams, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance method; Alhagi sparsifolia; Arid ecosystems; Nitrate reductase activity; Phreatophytes

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; WORLD; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ALHAGI; ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA;

RAIN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DESERT CLIMATE; DISASTER; ECOLOGY; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

ATMOSPHERE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; FABACEAE; NATURAL DISASTERS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; RAIN; SOIL;

EID: 16644370011     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1655-7     Document Type: Article

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