Resource availability affects investment in carnivory in Drosera rotundifolia

New Phytologist

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 507-511

  Thorén, L Magnus ^a,b   Tuomi, Juha ^a   Kämäräinen, Terttu ^a   Laine, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon nutrient balance theory; Carnivorous plant; Drosera (sundew); Inorganic nutrients; Leaf stickiness; Prey capture; Shade

Indexed keywords

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DROSERA; DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA;

EID: 0042349350     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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