Differential responses of tallgrass prairie species to nitrogen loading and varying ratios of NO3- to NH4+

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1227-1235

  Lane, Diana R ^a   BassiriRad, Hormoz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen deposition; Root uptake

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SAND; TISSUE;

ROOT UPTAKE CAPACITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PRAIRIE;

POACEAE;

EID: 0036030493     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP01225     Document Type: Article

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