Biogeochemistry of Woody Plant Invasion: Phosphorus Cycling and Microbial Community Composition

Woody plant encroachment is a globally-prevalent vegetation change phenomenon that has shifted grass-dominated ecosystems to mixed grass and woody plant matrices over the last century. In the Rio Grande Plains of Texas, the introduction of N-fixing woody legumes has increased above- and belowground...

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Main Author: Kantola, Ilsa Beth
Other Authors: Boutton, Thomas W.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-05-11030