Seasonal changes in nitrogen availability, and root and microbial uptake of 15N13C9-phenylalanine and 15N-ammonium in situ at a temperate heath

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-101

  Andresen, Louise C ^a   Michelsen, Anders ^a   Jonasson, Sven ^a   Ström, Lena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Amino acid; Calluna vulgaris; Deschampsia flexuosa; DON; Heathland; Tannic acid

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 80053545642     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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