Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability

New Phytologist

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 980-992

  Craine, Joseph M ^a   Elmore, Andrew J ^b   Aidar, Marcos P M ^c   Bustamante, Mercedes ^d   Dawson, Todd E ^e   Hobbie, Erik A ^f   Kahmen, Ansgar ^e   MacK, Michelle C ^g   McLauchlan, Kendra K ^a   Michelsen, Anders ^h   Nardoto, Gabriela B ⁱ   Pardo, Linda H ^j   Peñuelas, Josep ^k   Reich, Peter B ^l   Schuur, Edward A G ^g   Stock, William D ^m   Templer, Pamela H ⁿ   Virginia, Ross A ^o   Welker, Jeffrey M ^p   Wright, Ian J ^q  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Institute of Botany   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h Institute of Biology   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^j USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^m EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁿ Boston University   (United States)

^o DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^q MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Climate; Isotopes; Mycorrhizal fungi; Nitrogen; Nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

CLIMATE EFFECT; FUNGUS; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS;

CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RAIN; TEMPERATURE;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI;

EID: 68749096048     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02917.x     Document Type: Review

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