Root stress and nitrogen deposition: Consequences and research priorities

New Phytologist

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 712-719

  Smithwick, Erica A H ^a   Eissenstat, David M ^a   Lovett, Gary M ^b   Bowden, Richard D ^c   Rustad, Lindsey E ^d   Driscoll, Charles T ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Aluminum (Al); Drought; Model; Nitrogen deposition; Root biogeochemical stress; Root lifespan; Threshold

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; WATER;

ALUMINUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING; STOICHIOMETRY; THRESHOLD;

METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TREE;

MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; RESEARCH; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84872160382     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12081     Document Type: Review

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