Global-scale latitudinal patterns of plant fine-root nitrogen and phosphorus

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Yuan, Z Y ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a,b   Reich, Peter B ^c,d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOME; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LATITUDE; NONHUMAN; PLANT AGE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; WEATHERING; ADAPTATION; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; CLIMATE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959256217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1346     Document Type: Article

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