Age-Related Modulation of the Nitrogen Resorption Efficiency Response to Growth Requirements and Soil Nitrogen Availability in a Temperate Pine Plantation

Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 698-709

  Sun, Zhenzhong ^a   Liu, Lingli ^b   Peng, Shushi ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^c,d   Zeng, Hui ^a   Piao, Shilong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

annual stand biomass production; green leaves; nitrogen deposition; nitrogen requirement; nitrogen resorption; plant available nitrogen; senesced leaves; stand age

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST SOIL; LEAF; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SENESCENCE; SOIL NITROGEN; TEMPERATE FOREST;

CHINA;

LARIX GMELINII VAR. PRINCIPIS-RUPPRECHTII;

EID: 84957711044     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-9962-5     Document Type: Article

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