Analysis of differences in photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency of alpine and lowland Poa species

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-26

  Westbeek, Milka H M ^a   Pons, Thijs L ^a   Cambridge, Marion L ^a   Atkin, Owen K ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpine; Lowland Photosynthesis; Nitrogen; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GRASS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

POA; POA ALPINA; POA ANNUA; POA COMPRESSA; POA COSTINIANA; POA FAWCETTIAE; POA PRATENSIS; POA TRIVIALIS;

EID: 0032868775     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050828     Document Type: Article

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