Legume species identity and soil nitrogen supply determine symbiotic nitrogen-fixation responses to elevated atmospheric [CO2]

New Phytologist

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 523-530

  West, Jason B ^a,c   HilleRisLambers, Janneke ^a,d   Lee, Tali D ^b   Hobbie, Sarah E ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Legumes; Nitrogen fertilization; Nitrogen fixation; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SYMBIOSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FABACEAE; MINNESOTA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 25144448203     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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