Nutrient stoichiometry in Pinguicula vulgaris: Nutrient availability, plant size, and reproductive status

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 982-991

  Méndez, Marcos ^a,b,d   Karlsson, P Staffan ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plant; Pinguicula vulgaris; Plant nutrient stoichiometry; Plant size; Reproductive status; Scandinavia; Size dependence; Soil nutrient availability

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

PINGUICULA VULGARIS;

EID: 16844371514     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0354     Document Type: Article

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