Competition for nitrogen between plants and microorganisms in grasslands: effect of nitrogen application rate and plant acquisition strategy
Li Zhang, Jie Liu, Jiazhen Xi, Rui Pang, Anna Gunina, Shurong Zhou
Topics & Concepts
Competition (biology)Plant communityMicrobial population biologyAgronomyEcosystemBiologyMicroorganismNitrogenBiomass (ecology)Nitrogen cycleProductivityEcologyBotanyChemistryBacteriaSpecies richnessMacroeconomicsGeneticsEconomicsOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis