Amino acid uptake among wide-ranging moss species may contribute to their strong position in higher-latitude ecosystems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Krab, Eveline J ^a   Cornelissen, Johannes H C ^a   Lang, Simone I ^a   Van Logtestijn, Richard S P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid; Bryophyte; Glycine; Isotope labeling; Nitrogen availability; Sub arctic

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOME; BRYOPHYTE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; LATITUDE; MOSS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; POLYTRICHUM COMMUNE; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 39249084687     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9540-5     Document Type: Article

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