Tree growth changes with climate and forest type are associated with relative allocation of nutrients, especially phosphorus, to leaves and wood

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 494-507

  Sardans, Jordi ^a,b   Peñuelas, Josep ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological stoichiometry; Growth rate hypothesis; Iberian Peninsula; Nitrogen; Nutrient allocation; Nutrient stoichiometry; Phosphorus; Trees

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST INVENTORY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CATALONIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84874717807     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12015     Document Type: Article

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