Elevated CO2, but not defoliation, enhances N cycling and increases short-term soil N immobilization regardless of N addition in a semiarid grassland

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2247-2256

  Dijkstra, Feike A ^a   Hutchinson, Gordon L ^b   Reeder, Jean D ^b   LeCain, Daniel R ^b   Morgan, Jack A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N tracer; Atmospheric CO2; Grazing; Nitrogen mineralization; Rangeland; Rhizosphere; Semiarid grassland; Soil nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

15N TRACER; GRAZING; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; RANGELAND; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMI-ARID GRASSLANDS; SOIL NITROGEN AVAILABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; LAKES; NITROGEN; USER INTERFACES;

SOILS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFOLIATION; EXUDATION; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; IMMOBILIZATION; LITTER; MESOCOSM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RANGELAND; ROOT SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 80051599357     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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