Nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and ecosystem nitrogen pools in relation to vegetation development in the subarctic

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-272

  Sorensen, Pernille L ^a   Jonasson, Sven ^a   Michelsen, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); VEGETATION COVER;

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BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33646924091     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[263:NFDAEN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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