Application of nitrogen fertilizer to a boreal pine forest has a negative impact on the respiration of ectomycorrhizal hyphae

Plant and Soil

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 405-417

  Vallack, Harry W ^a   Leronni, Vincenzo ^b   Metcalfe, Daniel B ^c   Högberg, Peter ^c   Ineson, Phil ^a   Subke, Jens Arne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13CO 2; Boreal forest; Ectomycorrhizas; Pulse labelling; Soil CO 2 efflux; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AUTOTROPHY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN; SOIL RESPIRATION;

FUNGI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84858006168     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-1005-6     Document Type: Article

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