Increasing the microbial carbon sink in the sea by reducing chemical fertilization on the land

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-

  Jiao, Nianzhi ^a   Tang, Kai ^a   Cai, Haiyuan ^a   Mao, Yujiao ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA WATER;

CARBON SINK; LETTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL FERTILIZATION;

EID: 78650263344     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2386-c2     Document Type: Letter

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