Variability in the growth rates and foliage δ15N values of black spruce trees across a slope gradient in the Alaskan Interior

Black spruce (Picea mariana) is a dominant species on north-facing slopes located on the permafrost in the Alaskan Interior, where tree growth rates vary significantly across slope gradients. To better understand the effects of nitrogen (N) and mycorrhizal associations on plant growth, we investigat...

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Main Authors: Tanaka-Oda, Ayumi, Kenzo, Tanaka, Toriyama, Jumpei, Matsuura, Yojiro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/72538
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfr-2015-0469
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Summary:Black spruce (Picea mariana) is a dominant species on north-facing slopes located on the permafrost in the Alaskan Interior, where tree growth rates vary significantly across slope gradients. To better understand the effects of nitrogen (N) and mycorrhizal associations on plant growth, we investigated the relationships between tree growth and isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author.