Nitrogen uptake by four tree species of the Catskill Mountains, New York: Implications for forest N dynamics

Plant and Soil

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 251-261

  Templer, P H ^a,b   Dawson, T E ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonium; forest nitrogen cycling; nitrate; plant uptake

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; WATERSHED;

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

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 4344706359     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000037047.16616.98     Document Type: Article

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