Microbial nitrogen limitation increases decomposition

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2105-2113

  Craine, Joseph M ^a,d   Morrow, Carl ^b   Fierer, Noah ^c  

^a 100 Ecology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Decomposition; Fertilization; Kruger National Park, South Africa; Microbial nitrogen mining; Stoichiometric theory

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; MINING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 35148818426     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1847.1     Document Type: Article

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