Five years of simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition have only subtle effects on the fate of newly synthesized carbon in Calluna vulgaris and Eriophorum vaginatum

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 495-502

  Currey, Pauline M ^a,b   Johnson, David ^b   Dawson, Lorna A ^a   van der Wal, René ^b   Thornton, Barry ^a   Sheppard, Lucy J ^c   Leith, Ian D ^c   Artz, Rebekka R E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Carbon allocation; Eriophorum vaginatum; Nitrogen deposition; Peat; Pulse chase labeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON ALLOCATION; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PULSE-CHASE LABELING; VULGARIS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PEAT; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BRYOPHYTE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HERB; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEATLAND; POREWATER; SHRUB;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERIOPHORUM; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM;

EID: 78751566620     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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