Leaf natural 15N abundance and total N concentration as potential indicators of plant N nutrition in legumes and pioneer species in a rain forest of French Guiana

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-182

  Roggy, J C ^a   Prevost M F ^b   Gourbiere, F ^c   Casabianca, H ^d   Garbaye, J ^e   Domenach, A M ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ORSTOM   (French Guiana)

^c University of Lyon   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

15N; Pioneer species; Symbiotic N2 fixation; Tree legumes; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; LEAF; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRITION; RAINFOREST;

FRENCH GUIANA;

DICORYNIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 0344289529     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050846     Document Type: Article

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