Nitrogen inputs accelerate phosphorus cycling rates across a wide variety of terrestrial ecosystems

New Phytologist

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 696-704

  Marklein, Alison R ^a   Houlton, Benjamin Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular enzyme; Meta analysis; Nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; Nutrient availability; Nutrient limitation; Phosphatase; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORUS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; META-ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL NUTRIENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANT;

ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS;

EID: 84855797305     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03967.x     Document Type: Article

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