Ground-level ozone differentially affects nitrogen acquisition and allocation in mature European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1259-1273

  Weigt, R B ^a,c   Haberle K H ^a   Millard, P ^b   Metzger, U ^a   Ritter, W ^a   Blaschke, H ^a   Gottlein A ^a   Matyssek, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

15N labelling; allocation; Fagus sylvatica L; forest trees, nitrogen acquisition; Picea abies L. Karst ; tropospheric O3

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; OZONE; WATER;

BARK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOLIAGE; FUMIGATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; JUVENILE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITION; OZONE; PHLOEM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL HORIZON; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TROPOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; BEECH; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; GERMANY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL; SPRUCE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TREE; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FAGUS; FRUIT; GERMANY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OZONE; PHLOEM; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SOIL; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84867833922     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tps087     Document Type: Article

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