The resorption of phosphorus is greater than that of nitrogen in senescing leaves of vascular epiphytes from lowland Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 693-696

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Lowland forest; Nutrient relations; Resorption efficiency; Resorption proficiency; Senescence

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESORPTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 7944231084     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001889     Document Type: Article

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