Net ammonification as influenced by plant diversity in experimental grasslands

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-87

  Rosenkranz, Stephan ^d   Wilcke, Wolfgang ^b   Eisenhauer, Nico ^c,e   Oelmann, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Legumes; Net ammonification; Plant diversity; Plant functional groups; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; LEGUMES; NET AMMONIFICATION; PLANT DIVERSITY; PLANT FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

LEACHING; MINERALOGY; MIXTURES; RATE CONSTANTS; SOIL MOISTURE; TISSUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMMONIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; LEACHING; LEGUME; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

POACEAE;

EID: 84858013917     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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