Nutrients limit photosynthesis in seedlings of a lowland tropical forest tree species

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-319

  Pasquini, S C ^a   Santiago, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Nitrogen isotope; Panama; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL; COFFEE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POTASSIUM; SEEDLING; SOIL NUTRIENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUBIACEAE; SEEDLING; SOIL; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; COLORADO; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUBIACEAE; SEEDLING; SOIL; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ALSEIS BLACKIANA;

EID: 84856003118     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2099-5     Document Type: Article

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