Decoupling of nitrogen and phosphorus in terrestrial plants associated with global changes

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 465-469

  Yuan, Z Y ^a,b,c   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84928565267     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2549     Document Type: Article

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