Relationships among phosphorus, molybdenum and free-living nitrogen fixation in tropical rain forests: Results from observational and experimental analyses

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 135-147

  Reed, Sasha C ^a   Cleveland, Cory C ^b   Townsend, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Fertilization; Free living nitrogen fixation; Micro nutrient; Molybdenum; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 84879196907     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9835-3     Document Type: Article

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