Contrasting effects of nitrogen availability on plant carbon supply to mycorrhizal fungi and saprotrophs – a hypothesis based on field observations in boreal forest
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- 12 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in New Phytologist
- Vol. 160 (1) , 225-238
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00867.x
Abstract
• Soil microorganisms are considered C-limited, while plant productivity is frequently N-limited. Large stores of organic C in boreal forest soils are attributed to negative effects of low temper...Keywords
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