Interactions between leaf nitrogen status and longevity in relation to N cycling in three contrasting European forest canopies

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 999-1011

  Wang, L ^a   Ibrom, A ^b   Korhonen, J F J ^c   Arnoud Frumau, K F ^d   Wu, J ^b   Pihlatie, M ^c   Schjoerring, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; GAS FLOW; LEACHING; LEAF; LONGEVITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEASONALITY; SENESCENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATION; TURNOVER;

DENMARK; FINLAND; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84873884806     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-999-2013     Document Type: Article

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