Nitrogen mass balance in the Brazilian Amazon: an update

The main purpose of this study is to perform a nitrogen budget survey for the entire Brazilian Amazon region. The main inputs of nitrogen to the region are biological nitrogen fixation occurring in tropical forests (7.7 Tg.yr-1), and biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural lands mainly due to t...

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Main Authors: LA Martinelli, AS Pinto, GB Nardoto, JPHB Ometto, S Filoso, LD Coletta, EC Ravagnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842012000400007&lng=en&tlng=en