Contrasting nitrogen and phosphorus resorption efficiencies in trees and lianas from a tropical montane rain forest in Xishuangbanna, south-west China

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-118

  Cai, Zhi Quan ^a,b   Bongers, Frans ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leaf area shrinkage; Leaf mass loss; Nutrient relations; Resorption efficiency

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; LITTERFALL; MONTANE FOREST; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RAINFOREST; RESORPTION; SENESCENCE; SOIL NUTRIENT; VINE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

POACEAE;

EID: 33846263978     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003750     Document Type: Article

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