The seasonal dynamics of amino acids and other nutrients in Alaskan Arctic tundra soils

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 359-380

  Weintraub, Michael N ^a   Schimel, Joshua P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic soils; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Soil amino acids; Tundra nitrogen availability; Tundra phosphorus availability; Tundra soils

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SEASONAL VARIATION; TUNDRA SOIL;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19944415613     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0363-z     Document Type: Article

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