Ecophysiological mechanisms characterising fen and bog species: Focus on variations in nitrogen uptake traits under different soil-water pH

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 913-921

  Nakamura, Takatoshi ^a   Nakamura, Motoka ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthetase; Mire; Nitrate reductase; Nitrogen availability; Organic nitrogen

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; NITROGEN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BOG; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEN; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MIRE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PH; SEDGE; SOIL WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYPERACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PH; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREX PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; JAPAN; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDLING; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAREX; CAREX LYNGBYEI;

EID: 84858008529     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2161-3     Document Type: Article

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