Evolution of nutrient acquisition: When adaptation fills the gap between contrasting ecological theories

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1704, 2011, Pages 449-457

  Boudsocq, S ^a   Barot, S ^b   Loeuille, N ^b,c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Nutrient accumulation; Nutrient recycling; Nutrient uptake evolution; R*; Tragedy of the commons

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 79251511217     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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