Effects of nutrient addition on leaf chemistry, morphology, and photosynthetic capacity of three bog shrubs

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-368

  Bubier, Jill L ^a   Smith, Rose ^a,e   Juutinen, Sari ^a,f   Moore, Tim R ^b   Minocha, Rakesh ^c   Long, Stephanie ^c   Minocha, Subhash ^d  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonium toxicity; N deposition; Nutrient use efficiency; Peatland; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BOG; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PEATLAND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHRUB; TOXICITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CHAMAEDAPHNE CALYCULATA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON GROENLANDICUM; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 80052682685     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1998-9     Document Type: Article

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