Fire effects on the mobilization and uptake of nitrogen by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 437-445

  Johnson, Brittany G ^a   Johnson, Dale W ^a   Chambers, Jeanne C ^b,c   Blank, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Ammonium nitrate; Bromus tectorum; Fire; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; FIRE; GRASS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOBILIZATION; NATIVE SPECIES; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEEDLING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TYPE;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; COLEOPTERA; POA; POA SECUNDA;

EID: 79952624399     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0656-z     Document Type: Article

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