Seasonal variations in plant species effects on soil N and P dynamics

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 974-986

  Eviner, Valerie T ^a,d   Chapin III, F Stuart ^b   Vaughn, Charles E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c University of California (retired)   (United States)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

California annual grasslands; Nitrogen cycling; Phosphorus cycling; Plant litter chemistry; Plant species effects; Plant traits; Plant soil interactions; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONS; SOIL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646122682     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[974:SVIPSE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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