High functional diversity is related to high nitrogen availability in a deciduous forest - evidence from a functional trait approach

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-124

  Bernhardt Römermann, Markus ^a   Römermann, Christine ^b   Pillar, Valério DePatta ^c   Kudernatsch, Thomas ^d   Fischer, Anton ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Life history traits; Nitrogen heterogeneity hypothesis; Nitrogen homogeneity hypothesis; Plant functional types (PFT); Species evenness; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; MUNICH;

EID: 77952241675     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9058-5     Document Type: Article

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