Vegetation loss alters soil nitrogen dynamics in an Arctic salt marsh

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-293

  Buckeridge, Kate M ^a,b   Jefferies, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N allocation; Gross nitrogen mineralization; Isotope dilution assay; Microbial biomass; Puccinellia phryganodes

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRASS; HERBIVORY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; REGROWTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SALTMARSH; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARCTIC;

ANSER; PUCCINELLIA PHRYGANODES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846906490     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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