Nitrogen uptake by Eucalyptus regnans and Acacia spp. - Preferences, resource overlap and energetic costs

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-399

  Pfautsch, Sebastian ^a   Rennenberg, Heinz ^b   Bell, Tina L ^c   Adams, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus regnans forests; N source preferences; N2 fixation; Organic nitrogen; Respiratory efficiency; Understory Acacia spp

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BOREAL FOREST; EVERGREEN TREE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OVERSTORY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION; SOIL NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ACACIA; ACACIA DEALBATA; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; SORBUS;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING;

ACACIA; CELL RESPIRATION; EUCALYPTUS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLING;

EID: 66349098163     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn033     Document Type: Article

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