Invariant allometric scaling of nitrogen and phosphorus in leaves, stems, and fine roots of woody plants along an altitudinal gradient

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 647-657

  Zhao, Ning ^a,b   Yu, Guirui ^b   He, Nianpeng ^b   Xia, Fucai ^c   Wang, Qiufeng ^b   Wang, Ruili ^b   Xu, Zhiwei ^b   Jia, Yanlong ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allometry; Elevation; Life history strategy; Nutrient allocation; Plant growth form; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALTITUDE; CHINA; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOOD;

ALTITUDE; CHINA; LINEAR MODELS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

EID: 84960099280     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-016-0805-4     Document Type: Article

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