Effects of four different restoration treatments on the natural abundance of 15N stable isotopes in plants

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Temperton, Vicky M ^a   Märtin, Lea L A ^a,b   Röder, Daniela ^c   Lücke, Andreas ^a   Kiehl, Kathrin ^d  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional type; Legumes; Plant soil interactions; Restoration; Stable isotopes; Topsoil removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896029267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00070     Document Type: Article

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