Nutrient conservation increases with latitude of origin in European Pinus sylvestris populations

Oecologia

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-235

  Oleksyn, J ^a,b   Reich, P B ^a   Zytkowiak, R ^b   Karolewski, P ^b   Tjoelker, M G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF DENDROLOGY   (Poland)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate gradient; Needle longevity; Nutrient resorption; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ADAPTATION; LATITUDE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESORPTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; POLAND;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CLIMATE; GENOTYPE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; POLAND;

POLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0038554740     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1265-9     Document Type: Article

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