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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-131-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-131-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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11 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2017
The interaction between nitrogen and phosphorous is a strong predictor of intra-plant variation in nitrogen isotope composition in a desert species
Jinxin Zhang
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing,
China
Environmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
Jingbo Zhang
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
The Experimental Center of Desert Forestry of the Chinese Academy of
Forestry, Dengkou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Rina Wu
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
Feng Wang
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
Guanghui Lin
Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Bo Wu
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
Qi Lu
Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Beijing, China
Ping Meng
Headquarters, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Hydrological niche segregation and water-use strategies of coexisting plant species evidenced by water-stable isotopes in a hyper-arid endorheic basin L. Li et al.
- Ecological adaptation strategies of plant functional groups in the upper reaches of the Tarim River based on leaf functional traits X. Wu et al.
- Relationships between stable isotope natural abundances (δ13C and δ15N) and water use efficiency in rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation in soils with high clay contents Z. Wang et al.
- Effects of excessive nitrogen on nitrogen uptake and transformation in the wetland soils of Liaohe estuary, northeast China S. Wang et al.
- Natural 15N abundance as an indicator of nitrogen utilization efficiency in rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation in soils with high clay contents Z. Wang et al.
- Stoichiometry of C:N:P in the Roots of Alhagi sparsifolia Is More Sensitive to Soil Nutrients Than Aboveground Organs H. Yin et al.
- Nitrogen metabolism and antioxidant system responses of Suaeda salsa to nitrogen addition S. Wang et al.
- Vertical non-uniform distribution of soil salinity enhances nitrogen utilization efficiency and influences δ15N distribution in tomato plants Z. Wang et al.
- N, P and K stoichiometry and resorption efficiency of nine dominant shrub species in the deserts of Xinjiang, China Y. Luo et al.
- Sex‐specific strategies of nutrient resorption associated with leaf economics in Populus euphratica L. Yu et al.
- Effects of nitrogen addition on enzyme activity and metabolites related to nitrogen transformation in Suaeda salsa Y. Liu et al.
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Short summary
Plant nitrogen (N) isotope composition is an indicator of N cycling. How N isotopes are distributed within plants is not well understood. We found intra-plant variations in N isotopes were related to organ N and phosphorous (P) contents and predicted by the N–P interaction. We hypothesized that plant N volatilization, resorption and remobilization of N and P from senescing leaves, and mixing of the re-translocated foliar N and P, are responsible for the observed intra-plant N isotope variations.
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