Contrasting effects of long term versus short-term nitrogen addition on photosynthesis and respiration in the Arctic

Plant Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1273-1286

  van de Weg, Martine J ^a,b   Shaver, Gaius R ^b   Salmon, Verity G ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Canopy; Chlorophyll; Fertilisation; Leaf mass per area; LTER; Nitrogen use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CHLOROPHYLL A; LEAF AREA INDEX; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SEASON; TREE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; UNITED STATES;

BETULA NANA; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM;

EID: 84884412838     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-013-0250-6     Document Type: Article

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