Comparative study of nitrogenase activity in different types of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwestern China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 828-833

  Wu, N ^a,b   Zhang, Y M ^a   Downing, A ^c  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Ecological function; Lichen dominated crust; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LICHEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL FERTILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GURBANTUNGGUT DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 67349110430     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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