Do competition and herbivory alter the internal nitrogen dynamics of birch saplings?

New Phytologist

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 413-422

  Millett, J ^a,b,c   Millard, P ^a   Hester, A J ^a   McDonald, A J S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pubescens; Nitrogen translocation; Nutrient remobilization; Plant interactions; Resorption efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; SPRING (SEASON);

BETULA PUBESCENS; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRCH; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BETULA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS;

EID: 32944466179     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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