Soil as a potential source of nitrogen for mat-forming lichens

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 145-149

  Ellis, Christopher J ^a,c   Crittenden, Peter D ^a   Scrimgeour, Charles M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N; Ammonium; Lichens; Organic nitrogen; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NITROGEN; SOILS; SOLUTIONS;

LICHENS; VASCULAR PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LICHEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CLADONIA; CLADONIA PORTENTOSA; FUNGI; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 1842735033     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-144     Document Type: Article

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