A model of nitrogen uptake by Eriophorum vaginatum roots in the field: Ecological implications

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Leadley, Paul W ^a,c   Reynolds, James F ^a   Chapin III, F S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amino acid uptake by plants; Arctic sedge, nitrogen economy of; Eagle Creek, Alaska, USA; Eriophorum vaginatum; Modeling nutrient uptake; Nitrogen availability cf. uptake; Nutrient uptake, physiological factors in; Nutrient uptake, regulation by mineralization rates; Root uptake kinetics; Uptake of ammonium, nitrate, and glycine

Indexed keywords

ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; CYPERACEAE;

AMMONIUM; GLYCINE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

EID: 0031284518     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1997)067[0001:amonub]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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