Identification of coniferous forests with incipient nitrogen saturation through analysis of arginine and nitrogen-15 abundance of trees

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 302-309

  Näsholm, Torgny ^a   Nordin, Annika ^a   Edfast, Ann Britt ^a   Högberg, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; LEACHING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

ARGININE; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; FERTILIZATION; FOLIAGE; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN ENRICHMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMMONIA; ARGININE; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FOREST; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; SWEDEN; TREE;

EID: 1842367342     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600010042x     Document Type: Article

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