Nitrogen uptake during snowmelt by the snow buttercup, Ranunculus adoneus

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Mullen, R B ^a   Schmidt, S K ^a   Jaeger III, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT; SNOWMELT;

RANUNCULUS ADONEUS;

EID: 0031803494     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552126     Document Type: Article

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