Aridity modulates N availability in arid and semiarid Mediterranean grasslands.

While much is known about the factors that control each component of the terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycle, it is less clear how these factors affect total N availability, the sum of organic and inorganic forms potentially available to microorganisms and plants. This is particularly true for N-poor eco...

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Main Authors: Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Fernando T Maestre, Antonio Gallardo, José L Quero, Victoria Ochoa, Miguel García-Gómez, Cristina Escolar, Pablo García-Palacios, Miguel Berdugo, Enrique Valencia, Beatriz Gozalo, Zouhaier Noumi, Mchich Derak, Matthew D Wallenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3614980?pdf=render