Coupling tree-ring δ13C and δ15N to test the effect of fertilization on mature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) stands across the Interior northwest, USA

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1491-1501

  Balster, Nick J ^a   Marshall, John D ^b   Clayton, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Dual isotope; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilization; Nitrogen isotopes; Stable isotopes; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SOIL NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

ARTICLE; DOUGLAS FIR; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PSEUDOTSUGA; TIME FACTORS;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 74549177567     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp090     Document Type: Article

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