Nitrogen fixation in the high arctic: Role of vegetation and environmental conditions

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 372-378

  Zielke, Matthias ^a,b   Solheim, Bjørn ^a   Spjelkavik, Sigmund ^b   Olsen, Rolf A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIUM (GENUS);

EID: 24744434922     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0372:NFITHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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