Effects of simulated N deposition on free amino acids and soluble protein of three dominant understory species in a monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest of subtropical China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 743-753

  Lu, Xian Kai ^a,c   Mo, Jiang Ming ^a   Peng, Shao Lin ^b   Fang, Yun Ting ^b   Li, De Jun ^a   Lin, Qiong Fang ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Free amino acid; Monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest; N deposition; Soluble protein; Subtropics; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCARYA; CRYPTOCARYA CHINENSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 33645556368     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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