Effects of Increased Summer Precipitation and Nitrogen Addition on Root Decomposition in a Temperate Desert

Hongmei Zhao; Gang Huang; Yan Li; Jian Ma; Jiandong Sheng; Hongtao Jia; Congjuan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142380

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Effects of Increased Summer Precipitation and Nitrogen Addition on Root Decomposition in a Temperate Desert

Hongmei Zhao,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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Gang Huang,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China, Fukang Station of Desert Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, Fukang, China
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Yan Li,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China, Fukang Station of Desert Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, Fukang, China
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Jian Ma,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China, Fukang Station of Desert Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang, Fukang, China
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Jiandong Sheng ,

* E-mail: sjd_2004@126.com

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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Hongtao Jia,

Affiliation Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Soil and Plant Ecological Processes, College of Grassland and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China
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Congjuan Li

Affiliation National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China
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Effects of Increased Summer Precipitation and Nitrogen Addition on Root Decomposition in a Temperate Desert

Hongmei Zhao,
Gang Huang,
Yan Li,
Jian Ma,
Jiandong Sheng,
Hongtao Jia,
Congjuan Li

Published: November 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142380

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