Nitrogen fixation in biotic crusts and vascular plant communities on a copper mine tailings

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-20

  Liu, Wei Qiu ^a   Song, Yong Sheng ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Li, Jin Tian ^a   Shu, Wen Sheng ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Biotic crust; Mine tailings; N 2 fixation; Primary succession

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 83455171895     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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