The vertical distribution of N and K uptake in relation to root distribution and root uptake capacity in mature Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies stands

Plant and Soil

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 129-137

  Göransson, Hans ^a   Ingerslev, Morten ^b   Wallander, Håkan ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

15N; Beech; Cs; Nutrient uptake; Oak; Spruce; Tree root distribution

Indexed keywords

BUD; CESIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; FOLIAGE; IMMOBILIZATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; VEJLE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FUNGI; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 41949105920     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9524-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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