Shading, nitrogen and soil texture rule a sandy savanna: Does facilitation rule its patchy physiognomy as well?

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 239, Issue , 2018, Pages 45-51

  Meira Neto, João Augusto Alves ^a   da Silva, Maria Carolina Nunes Alves ^a   Tolentino, Gláucia Soares ^a   Gastauer, Markus ^a,b   Buttschardt, Tillmann ^c   Ulm, Florian ^d   Máguas, Cristina ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Assembly rules; C:N ratio; Mussununga; Nitrogen isotope ratio; Oligotrophic ecosystems; Plant diversity; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY RULE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SHADING; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER STRESS;

EID: 85035784617     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2017.11.007     Document Type: Article

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