The interaction between water and nitrogen translocation in a rhizomatous sedge (Carex flacca)

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 38-49

  De Kroon, Hans ^a,b   Van Der Zalm, Esther ^a,c   Van Rheenen, Jan W A ^a   Van Dijk, Arnold ^a   Kreulen, Rob ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal plants; Hydraulic lift; Physiological integration; Stable isotopes; Water and nitrogen transport

Indexed keywords

CAREX FLACCA;

EID: 0031659274     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050561     Document Type: Article

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