Chronic N deposition alters root respiration-tissue N relationship in northern hardwood forests

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 258-266

  Burton, Andrew J ^a   Jarvey, Julie C ^a   Jarvi, Mickey P ^a   Zak, Donald R ^b   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Modeling respiration; Root biomass; Root system respiration; Specific respiration rate

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; DIAMETER; FOREST; NITROGEN; RESPIRATION; ROOT;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055193461     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02527.x     Document Type: Article

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