Drought enhances symbiotic dinitrogen fixation and competitive ability of a temperate forest tree

Oecologia

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1117-1126

  Wurzburger, Nina ^a   Ford Miniat, Chelcy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Hydraulic conductance; Plant physiology; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; REGENERATION; SOIL MOISTURE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATE FOREST;

WATER;

ACER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIRIODENDRON; NITROGEN FIXATION; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBINIA; SOIL; TREE; XYLEM;

ACER; BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; LIRIODENDRON; NITROGEN FIXATION; QUERCUS; ROBINIA; SOIL; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84896307390     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2851-0     Document Type: Article

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