Imprint of oaks on nitrogen availability and δ15N in California grassland-savanna: A case of enhanced N inputs?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-220

  Perakis, Steven S ^a,b   Kellogg, Chev H ^b,c  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue oak savanna; Mineralization; Natural abundance isotopes; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; GRASSLAND; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 34447102912     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9238-9     Document Type: Article

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