The effects of warming and nitrogen addition on soil nitrogen cycling in a temperate Grassland, Northeastern China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Ma, Lin Na ^a,c   Lü, Xiao Tao ^d   Liu, Yang ^b   Guo, Ji Xun ^b   Zhang, Nan Yi ^b   Yang, Jian Qin ^b   Wang, Ren Zhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUNGAL BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHANGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; WARMING; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

NITROGEN;

CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80855156754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027645     Document Type: Article

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