SEASONAL VARIATION IN LEAF LITTER NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF VALDIVIAN RAINFOREST TREES VARIACION ESTACIONAL EN CONCENTRACIONES DE NUTRIENTES EN LA HOJARASCA DE CUATRO ESPECIES ARBOREAS DE LA PLUVISELA VALDIVIANA

SEASONAL VARIATION IN LEAF LITTER NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF VALDIVIAN RAINFOREST TREES VARIACION ESTACIONAL EN CONCENTRACIONES DE NUTRIENTES EN LA HOJARASCA DE CUATRO ESPECIES ARBOREAS DE LA PLUVISELA VALDIVIANA

Resorption of nutrients from senescing tissues is an important aspect of the nutrient economy of perennial plants, and a major influence on ecosystem nutrient dynamics. Attempts to interpret the adaptive significance of variation in nutrient resorption efficiency have met with little success, leadin...

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Main Authors: Christopher H. Lusk, Francisco Matus, María Moreno-Chacón, Alfredo Saldaña, Mylthon Jiménez-Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Concepción 2003-01-01
Series:Gayana: Botanica
Subjects:
Ciclaje de nutrientes
fósforo
nitrógeno
nutrición vegetal
reabsorción
Nitrogen
nutrient cycling
phosphorus
plant nutrition
resorption
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-66432003000100006

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