Foliar δ15N is affected by foliar nitrogen uptake, soil nitrogen, and mycorrhizae along a nitrogen deposition gradient

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-58

  Vallano, Dena M ^a,b   Sparks, Jed P ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AAAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar uptake; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen isotope composition; Reactive nitrogen; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FRACTIONATION; FUNGICIDE; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL NITROGEN; TEMPERATE FOREST;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA LENTA; BETULA NIGRA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

NITROGEN;

ACER; ARTICLE; BEECH; BIRCH; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MYCORRHIZA; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; TREE;

ACER; BETULA; FAGUS; MYCORRHIZAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; QUERCUS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 84876161154     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2489-3     Document Type: Article

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