Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a tropical rainforest: 15N natural abundance measurements supported by experimental isotopic enrichment

New Phytologist

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 154-167

  Pons, Thijs L ^a   Perreijn, Kristel ^a   Van Kessel, Chris ^b   Werger, Marinus J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

15N enrichment; 15N natural abundance; Leguminous trees; N2 fixation; Nitrogen (N) availability; Nodulation; Phosphorus (P) availability; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFOREST; SYMBIOSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GUYANA; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ECOSYSTEM; GUYANA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

GUYANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845518819     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01895.x     Document Type: Article

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