Microbial production and consumption of nitrate in an annual grassland
A simple diffusion model demonstrates the dependence of NH4plus availability on soil moisture. Population decline during the dry season may result from both dessication stress and a lack of substrate availability for maintenance energy of the population.
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ecology (Durham) 1990-10, Vol.71 (5), p.1968-1975 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A simple diffusion model demonstrates the dependence of NH4plus availability on soil moisture. Population decline during the dry season may result from both dessication stress and a lack of substrate availability for maintenance energy of the population. |
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ISSN: | 0012-9658 1939-9170 |
DOI: | 10.2307/1937605 |