Divergence of above- and belowground C and N pool within predominant plant species along two precipitation gradients in North China

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 457-465

  Ye, X H ^a   Pan, X ^a,e   Cornwell, W K ^b,d   Gao, S Q ^a   Dong, M ^a,c   Cornelissen, J H C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON CYCLE; DIVERGENCE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

ARTEMISIA ORDOSICA; STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 84921802585     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-457-2015     Document Type: Article

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