Water table depth affects productivity, water use, and the response to nitrogen addition in a savanna system

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2118-2127

  Ford, Chelcy R ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Robert J ^b   Teskey, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER WELLS;

ABOVEGROUND NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; LONGLEAF PINE; NITROGEN ADDITION; PLANT LIFE; SITE TYPES; WATER USES; WATER-TABLE DEPTHS;

REUSABILITY;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE; WATER USE;

FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

ARISTIDA STRICTA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; WHITE TIP DIE-BACK PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 49249100278     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-061     Document Type: Article

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