Interspecific and geographical differences of plant tissue nutrient concentrations along an environmental gradient in Southern Patagonia, Chile

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-156

  Schmidt, Sebastian Roman ^a,b   Kleinebecker, Till ^b   Vogel, Andreas ^b   Hölzel, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astelia pumila; Cushion plants; Donatia fascicularis; Foliar nutrients; Ombrotrophic bog; South Patagonia; Sphagnum magellanicum

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BOG; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NUTRIENT; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEATLAND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ASTELIA PUMILA; DONATIA FASCICULARIS; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM MAGELLANICUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 71349086734     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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