Nitrogen Uptake During Fall, Winter and Spring Differs Among Plant Functional Groups in a Subarctic Heath Ecosystem

Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 927-939

  Larsen, Klaus S ^a,b   Michelsen, Anders ^a   Jonasson, Sven ^a   Beier, Claus ^b   Grogan, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N isotope labelling; cold season plant nitrogen uptake; glycine; microbial biomass; temporal nitrogen uptake pattern; winter

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASS; HEATHLAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOSS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUBARCTIC REGION; TUNDRA; WINTER;

ARCTIC;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84865386578     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9555-x     Document Type: Article

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