Components of nutrient residence time and the leaf economics spectrum in species from Mediterranean old-fields differing in successional status

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-245

  Kazakou, E ^a,c   Garnier, E ^a   Navas, M L ^a,b   Roumet, C ^a   Collin, C ^a   Laurent, G ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b SupAgro Montpellier   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Leaf economics; Live and dead leaf nutrient concentrations; Mass loss; Nitrogen availability; Resorption efficiency; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

LEAF AREA; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OLD FIELD; RESIDENCE TIME; RESOURCE USE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION;

EID: 33947269292     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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