Natural 15N abundance in soils and plants in relation to N cycling in a rangeland in Inner Mongolia

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-207

  Xu, Yuqing ^a,b   He, Jicheng ^c   Cheng, Weixin ^b,d   Xing, Xuerong ^b   Li, Linghao ^b  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c CHINA ACADEMY OF RAILWAY SCIENCES CORPORATION LIMITED   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Denitrification; Grassland; Grazing intensity; Mineralization; NH3 volatilization; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956036630     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtq023     Document Type: Article

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