The nitrogen economy of mountain birch seedlings: Implicatiosn for winter survival

Seedlings of mountain birch Betula pubescens spp. czerepanovii were grown outdoors, under different environmental conditons, during their first growing season at Abisko, northern Sweden. Winter survival of seedlings was studied in relation to their growth and nitrogen (N) acquisition rate during the...

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Published inThe Journal of ecology Vol. 87; no. 2; p. 211
Main Authors Weih, Martin, Karlsson, P Staffan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1999
Subjects
Ecology
Nitrogen
Trees
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Summary:Seedlings of mountain birch Betula pubescens spp. czerepanovii were grown outdoors, under different environmental conditons, during their first growing season at Abisko, northern Sweden. Winter survival of seedlings was studied in relation to their growth and nitrogen (N) acquisition rate during the previous growing season.
ISSN:0022-0477
1365-2745