Estimating N2 fixation in two species of Alnus in interior Alaska using acetylene reduction and 15N2 uptake

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-112

  Anderson, Michael D ^a   Ruess, Roger W ^a   Uliassi, Daniel D ^a   Mitchell, Jennifer S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

15N2 uptake; Acetylene reduction; Alaska; Alder; ARA; Boreal; C2H2:N2 conversion factor; Frankia; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogenase; Tanana River

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; BOREAL FOREST; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ALNUS; ALNUS CRISPA; ALNUS TENUIFOLIA; ARA; BETULACEAE; FRANKIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 1842729399     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682814     Document Type: Article

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