Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation over long-term ecosystem development in terrestrial ecosystems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Menge, Duncan N L ^a,b,c   Hedin, Lars O ^a   Pacala, Stephen W ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN DEFICIENCY; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT NUTRIENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMBIOSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; WEATHERING;

ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84864564551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042045     Document Type: Article

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