Functional specialization of Eucalyptus fine roots: Contrasting potential uptake rates for nitrogen, potassium and calcium tracers at varying soil depths

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 996-1006

  Da Silva, Eduardo Vinícius ^a   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^a,b   De Moraes Gonçalves, José Leonardo ^a   Junior, Cassio Hamilton Abreu ^a   Trivelin, Paulo Cesar Ocheuze ^a   Hinsinger, Philippe ^b   Jourdan, Christophe ^b   Nouvellon, Yann ^a,b   Stape, José Luiz ^a,c   Laclau, Jean Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Deep root system; Eucalyptus grandis; Nutrient uptake potential; Rubidium; Soil depth; Strontium; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DICOTYLEDON; FERRALSOL; FINE ROOT; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANTATION; POTASSIUM; SANDY SOIL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEXTURE; TOPSOIL; TRACER; TROPICAL SOIL; WATER CONTENT;

BRAZIL;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 80053131717     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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