Short-term uptake of 15NH4+ into soil microbes and seedlings of pine, spruce and birch in potted soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 324-327

  Priha, Outi ^a,b   Smolander, Aino ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

15N; Microbial biomass; Tracer; Tree species

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEEDLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TRACER;

ABIES; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0038661705     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0601-x     Document Type: Article

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