Seasonal dynamics of N in two Sphagnum moss species and the underlying peat treated with 15NH415NO3

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-302

  Williams, Berwyn ^a   Silcock, Deborah ^a   Young, Miriam ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N; Ammonium; Dissolved organic N; Peat; Sphagnum moss

Indexed keywords

MOSS; NITROGEN; PEAT; SEASONALITY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED STATES;

SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CAPILLIFOLIUM; SPHAGNUM RECURVUM;

EID: 0033012086     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006134515648     Document Type: Article

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