Shifts in plant nutrient use strategies under secondary forest succession

Plant and Soil

Volumn 289, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 187-197

  Yan, En Rong ^a   Wang, Xi Hua ^a   Huang, Jian Jun ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evergreen broad leaved forests; Leaf lifespan; Nutrient resorption; Nutrient use strategies; Root shoot ratios; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVERGREEN FOREST; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TIANTONG NATIONAL FOREST PARK; ZHEJIANG;

CASTANOPSIS FARGESII; PINUS MASSONIANA; SCHIMA SUPERBA;

EID: 33751257164     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9128-x     Document Type: Article

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