Extensive Management Promotes Plant and Microbial Nitrogen Retention in Temperate Grassland

Franciska T. de Vries; Jaap Bloem; Helen Quirk; Carly J. Stevens; Roland Bol; Richard D. Bardgett

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051201

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Extensive Management Promotes Plant and Microbial Nitrogen Retention in Temperate Grassland

Franciska T. de Vries ,

* E-mail: f.devries@lancaster.ac.uk

Affiliation Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Jaap Bloem,

Affiliation Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Helen Quirk,

Affiliation Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Carly J. Stevens,

Affiliation Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Roland Bol,

Affiliation Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-3: Agrosphere, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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Richard D. Bardgett

Affiliation Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Extensive Management Promotes Plant and Microbial Nitrogen Retention in Temperate Grassland

Franciska T. de Vries,
Jaap Bloem,
Helen Quirk,
Carly J. Stevens,
Roland Bol,
Richard D. Bardgett

Published: December 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051201

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