Feedback in the plant-soil system

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 30, Issue , 2005, Pages 75-115

  Ehrenfeld, Joan G ^a   Ravit, Beth ^b   Elgersma, Kenneth ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Nutrient cycling; Plant ecology; Soil; Soil microbiology

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT ECOLOGY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ECOLOGY; FEEDBACK; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SOILS;

EID: 28644450351     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.30.050504.144212     Document Type: Review

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