Plant and soil natural abundance δ 15N: Indicators of relative rates of nitrogen cycling in temperate forest ecosystems

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 399-406

  Templer, Pamela H ^a   Arthur, Mary A ^b   Lovett, Gary M ^c   Weathers, Kathleen C ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Above and belowground nitrogen cycling; Forest nitrogen retention; Natural abundance 15N; Tree species

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTERFALL; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC SOIL; SATURATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; STAND DYNAMICS; TEMPERATE FOREST; TREE; WATERSHED;

ACER; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; TIME; TREE; TSUGA; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ACER; ECOSYSTEM; FAGACEAE; NEW YORK; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; TREES; TSUGA; WOOD;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CONIUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 34547745902     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0746-7     Document Type: Article

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