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

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 87; no. 2; p. 211
• Main Authors: Weih, Martin, Karlsson, P Staffan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.1999
• Subjects: Ecology; Nitrogen; Trees

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...