Contrasting effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil respiration in an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

High soil organic carbon content, extensive root biomass, and low nutrient availability make alpine grasslands an important ecosystem for assessing the influence of nutrient enrichment on soil respiration (SR). We conducted a four-year (2009–2012) field experiment in an alpine grassland on the Qingh...

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Main Authors: Ren, Fei, Yang, Xiaoxia, Zhou, Huakun, Zhu, Wenyan, Zhang, Zhenhua, Chen, Litong, Cao, Guangmin, He, Jin-Sheng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5056390/