Complementarity in mineral nitrogen use among dominant plant species in a subalpine community

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1778-1785

  Pornon, André ^a   Escaravage, Nathalie ^a   Lamaze, Thierry ^b  

^a École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

15N uptake; Ionic and temporal complementarity; Mineral N; Plant interaction; Subalpine community

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPLEMENTARITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ERICACEAE; FESTUCA ESKIA; NARDUS STRICTA; POACEAE; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 36248940214     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.11.1778     Document Type: Article

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