Mineral nutrient stoichiometric variability in Hedera helix (Araliaceae) seeds

Annals of Botany

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 801-806

  Obeso, José Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allocation; brood size; nitrogen; phosphorus; seed mass; sibling rivalry; stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; COMBUSTION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; MINERAL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; SEED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STOCHASTICITY; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IVY; PLANT SEED; SPAIN;

CARBON; HEDERA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEEDS; SPAIN; SULFUR;

ARALIACEAE; HEDERA HELIX;

EID: 84857774082     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr306     Document Type: Article

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