Amino acid uptake among wide-ranging moss species may contribute to their strong position in higher-latitude ecosystems.
Plants that can take up amino acids directly from the soil solution may have a competitive advantage in ecosystems where inorganic nitrogen sources are scarce. We hypothesized that diverse mosses in cold, N-stressed ecosystems share this ability. We experimentally tested 11 sub-arctic Swedish moss s...
| Published in: | Plant and Soil |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/d495db60-51a4-4656-96e9-d98615ad91e7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9540-5 https://research.vu.nl/ws/files/2417077/10.1007%20s11104-008-9540-5.pdf |
| Summary: | Plants that can take up amino acids directly from the soil solution may have a competitive advantage in ecosystems where inorganic nitrogen sources are scarce. We hypothesized that diverse mosses in cold, N-stressed ecosystems share this ability. We experimentally tested 11 sub-arctic Swedish moss species of wide-ranging taxa and growth form for their ability to take up double labelled ( |
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