Within-stand nutrient cycling in arctic and boreal wetlands

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2139-2150

  Jonasson, Sven ^a   Shaver, Gaius R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Boreal; Decomposition; Leaf longevity; Microbial nutrient immobilization; Mycorrhiza; Nutrient cycling, within stand and ecosystem; Nutrient resorption and storage; Nutrient turnover; Soil nutrient characteristics; Tissue longevity; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN METABOLISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WETLAND;

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; WETLAND;

ARCTIC;

MYCORRHIZAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0032883074     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2139:WSNCIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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