Soil surface disturbances in cold deserts: Effects on nitrogenase activity in cyanobacterial-lichen soil crusts

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 362-367

  Belnap, J ^a  

^a US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction assay; ARA; Collema tenax; Cryptobiotic; Cryptogamic; Deserts; Heterocysts; Lichens; Microbiotic; Microcoleus vaginatus; Microphytic; Nitrogen fixation; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

COLD DESERT; CYANOBACTERIA; DESERT; LICHEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; SOIL CRUST;

COLLEMA TENAX; MICROCOLEUS VAGINATUS;

EID: 85047678540     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00335908     Document Type: Article

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