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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3941-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Spatiotemporal analysis of nitrogen cycling in a mixed coniferous forest of the northern United States
Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
K. K. McLauchlan
Department of Geography, Kansas State University, 118 Seaton Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Tree ring δ15N as validation of space-for-time substitution in disturbance studies of forest nitrogen status J. Kranabetter & J. Meeds https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-017-0355-4
- Post‐disturbance conifer tree‐ring δ15N reflects openness of the nitrogen cycle across temperate coastal rainforests J. Kranabetter et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13482
- Tracking Open Versus Closed‐Canopy Boreal Forest Using the Geochemistry of Lake Sediment Deposits C. Bastianelli et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004647
- Positive correlation between wood δ15N and stream nitrate concentrations in two temperate deciduous forests R. Sabo et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ab77f8
- Pinus resinosa Tree-Ring Latewood Response to Daily-Scale Precipitation Variability at Lake Itasca, Minnesota M. Trumper et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.801265
- Patterns of δ15N in forest soils and tree foliage and rings between climate zones in relation to atmospheric nitrogen deposition: A review W. Choi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165866
- A decompositional stand structure analysis for exploring stand dynamics of multiple attributes of a mixed-species forest C. Lin et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.022
- Tree-ring δ15N as an indicator of nitrogen dynamics in stands with N2-fixing Alnus rubra L. Nehring et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpad110
- Coupling of δ13C and δ15N to understand soil organic matter sources and C and N cycling under different land-uses and management: a review and data analysis H. Park et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-022-01668-3
- Limitations and strengths of indicators for evaluating the nitrogen status of forest ecosystems G. Gurmesa et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2025-0045
- Watershed-scale changes in terrestrial nitrogen cycling during a period of decreased atmospheric nitrate and sulfur deposition R. Sabo et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.08.055
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We used stable nitrogen isotopes from red pine trees to determine the history of nitrogen (N) cycling within the Deming Lake watershed at Itasca State Park. With nearly 250 years of data, results suggest a major decline in N availability in red pine beginning in the early 20th century based on detection of significant breakpoints. We believe this synchronous decline is the result of the fire suppression in the state park, though alternative biological and physical mechanisms cannot be ruled out.
We used stable nitrogen isotopes from red pine trees to determine the history of nitrogen (N)...
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