Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations of woody plants differ in responses to climate, soil and plant growth form

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-184

  Chen, Yahan ^a,b   Han, Wenxuan ^a,b   Tang, Luying ^a,b   Tang, Zhiyao ^a,b   Fang, Jingyun ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GROWTH FORM; GROWTH RESPONSE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL NITROGEN;

CHINA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84874208282     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.06833.x     Document Type: Article

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