Nitrogen resorption efficiency in mature trees and seedlings of four tree species co-occurring in a Mediterranean environment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 205-215

  Mediavilla, Sonia ^a   García Iglesias, Javier ^a   González Zurdo, Patricia ^a   Escudero, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaf abscission; N resorption; Pinus; Proficiency; Quercus; Tree age class

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COEXISTENCE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; RESORPTION; SENESCENCE; TREE;

QUERCUS;

EID: 84911996867     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2230-6     Document Type: Article

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