Changes in nitrogen resorption of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) with stand development

Plant and Soil

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-129

  Yuan, Z Y ^a   Chen, H Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Foliar nutrients; Nitrogen cycling; Resorption; Senesced vs. green leaves; Stand development

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; NITROGEN CYCLE; RESORPTION; SAMPLING; SENESCENCE; SOIL NITROGEN; WILDFIRE;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 74749101393     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0036-8     Document Type: Article

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