Distribution of carbon and nitrogen in sagebrush steppe after six years of nitrogen addition and shrub removal

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-132

  Bechtold, H A ^a,b   Inouye, R S ^a,b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Nutrient cycling; Resource islands; Soils

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SHRUB; SOIL CARBON;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 34347218891     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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