Is the growth of temperate forest trees enhanced along an ambient nitrogen deposition gradient?

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1736-1742

  Bedison, James E ^a   McNeil, Brenden E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack Mountains; Balsam fir; Nitrogen deposition gradient; Red maple; Red spruce; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

ADIRONDACK PARK; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER RUBRUM; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 67650653474     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0792.1     Document Type: Article

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