Legume defoliation affects rhizosphere decomposers, but not the uptake of organic matter N by a neighbouring grass

Plant and Soil

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Saj, S ^a,c   Mikola, J ^a,c   Ekelund, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decomposer; Grass; Legume; Litter; Nitrogen; Soil feedback

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DECOMPOSITION; DEFOLIATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GRASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 51449094980     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9665-6     Document Type: Article

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