Nitrogen and phosphorus resorption of Artemisia scoparia, Chenopodium acuminatum, Cannabis sativa, and Phragmites communis under nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a semiarid grassland, China

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 446-451

  Li, L J ^a,b   Zeng, De Hui ^b   Mao, R ^b   Yu, Z Y ^b  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Nitrogen limitation; Nutrient availability; Sandy grassland; Species composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867684422     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/6339-pse     Document Type: Article

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