Seasonal variation in nitrogen pools and 15N/13C natural abundances in different tissues of grassland plants

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1583-1595

  Wang, L ^a   Schjoerring, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENESCENCE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STEM;

LOLIUM; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 84860504596     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1583-2012     Document Type: Article

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