Bromeliad growth and stoichiometry: Responses to atmospheric nutrient supply in fog-dependent ecosystems of the hyper-arid Atacama Desert, Chile

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 835-845

  González, Angélica L ^a,b   Fariña, José Miguel ^a,d   Pinto, Raquel ^e   Pérez, Cecilia ^a,b   Weathers, Kathleen C ^f   Armesto, Juan J ^a,b   Marquet, Pablo A ^a,b,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^f CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Ephiphytes; Growth rate; Nitrogen; Nutrient ratios; Nutrient supply; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOG; GROWTH RATE; HERB; MOISTURE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; CHILE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; SOIL; WEATHER;

ATMOSPHERE; CHILE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; SOIL; WEATHER;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA LANDBECKII;

EID: 80054035321     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2032-y     Document Type: Article

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