Evidence for temperature limitation of nitrogen mineralisation in the Drakensberg Alpine Centre

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 447-454

  Carbutt, Clinton ^a   Edwards, Trevor J ^b   Fynn, Richard W S ^c   Beckett, Richard P ^d  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Below ground driver; Climatic envelope; Global change; Mechanistic; Microbial activity; N mineralisation; Nutrient ecology; Pot experiment; Soil inorganic N; Soil climate interface; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SANDSTONE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

DRAKENSBERG;

EID: 84885155828     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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