Nitrogen limitation of net primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems is globally distributed

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 371-379

  LeBauer, David S ^a   Treseder, Kathleen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Meta analysis; Net primary production; Nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen fertilization; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

BIOME; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; META-ANALYSIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TROPICAL FOREST; VOLCANIC SOIL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; TREES;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249101937     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-2057.1     Document Type: Article

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