Water and nitrogen uptake patterns following moisture pulses in a cold desert community

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1415-1424

  Gebauer, Renate L E ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b KEENE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado Plateau (USA); Desert perennials; Nitrogen uptake patterns; Pulse utilization; Resource partitioning; Stable isotopes; Water uptake patterns

Indexed keywords

DESERT; EPISODIC EVENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); WATER USE;

COLORADO PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA; COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; CRYPTANTHA FLAVA; EPHEDRA VIRIDIS; QUERCUS HAVARDII; VANCLEVEA STYLOSA;

EID: 0033936661     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1415:WANUPF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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