Plant limiting nutrients in Andean-Patagonian woody species: Effects of interannual rainfall variation, soil fertility and mycorrhizal infection

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2973-2980

  Diehl, Paula ^a   Mazzarino, María Julia ^a,b   Fontenla, Sonia ^b  

^a CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Ectomycorrhizae; Foliar N P ratio; Nutrient proficiency; Volcanic soils

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; SOILS; WOOD;

ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; SENESCENT LEAVES; SOIL FERTILITY;

FORESTRY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVERGREEN FOREST; LIGNIN; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SENESCENCE; SOIL FERTILITY; VOLCANIC SOIL;

FORESTRY; LIGNINS; WOOD;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; ARBUSCULAR; AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; FITZROYA CUPRESSOIDES; LOMATIA HIRSUTA; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS BOARIA; NOTHOFAGUS;

EID: 41949106542     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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