Short-term patterns in water and nitrogen acquisition by two desert shrubs following a simulated summer rain

Plant Ecology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-36

  BassiriRad, H ^a   Tremmel, D C ^b   Virginia, R A ^c   Reynolds, J F ^b   De Soyza, A G ^d   Brunell, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

15N; Desert shrubs; Nitrogen uptake; Rain; Rapid response; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRIENT USE; RAINFALL; SHRUB; WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

LARREA TRIDENTATA; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0033388318     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009819516976     Document Type: Article

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