Long-lasting effects on nitrogen cycling 12 years after treatments cease despite minimal long-term nitrogen retention

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1755-1766

  Clark, Christopher M ^a   Hobbie, Sarah E ^b   Venterea, Rodney ^c   Tilman, David ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; netN mineralization; Nitrogendeposition; Nretention; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; EUTROPHICATION; GRASSLAND; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 66749156458     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01811.x     Document Type: Article

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