Species-specific responses of foliar nutrients to long-term nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a lowland tropical forest

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-44

  Mayor, Jordan R ^a,b   Wright, S Joseph ^a   Turner, Benjamin L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gigante fertilization experiment; Luxury consumption; Plant soil interactions; Resorption; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RAINFOREST; RESORPTION; STOICHIOMETRY; TROPICAL FOREST;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ALSEIS BLACKIANA; HEISTERIA CONCINNA; OENOCARPUS MAPORA; TETRAGASTRIS PANAMENSIS;

EID: 84890316959     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12190     Document Type: Article

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