Allocation of foliar phosphorus fractions and leaf traits of tropical tree species in response to decreased soil phosphorus availability on Mount Kinabalu, Borneo

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 849-857

  Hidaka, Amane ^a   Kitayama, Kanehiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allocation; Borneo; Ecophysiology; Foliar phosphorus fractionation; Leaf traits; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Resorption; Soil phosphorus; Tropical rain forests

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MONTANE FOREST; NUCLEIC ACID; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFOREST; RESORPTION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; MOUNT KINABALU; SABAH;

EID: 79954555448     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01805.x     Document Type: Article

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