The role of N2 fixation in alleviating N limitation in wetland metaphyton: Enzymatic, isotopic, and elemental evidence

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-218

  Scott, J Thad ^a,b   Doyle, Robert D ^a   Back, Jeffrey A ^a   Dworkin, S I ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; CNP stoichiometry; Nitrogenase; Phosphatase; Proximate limiting nutrient

Indexed keywords

FILAMENTOUS ALGA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATASE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; WETLAND;

EID: 34249786587     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9119-x     Document Type: Article

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