Correlated biogeographic variation of magnesium across trophic levels in a terrestrial food chain.

Using samples from eastern China (c. 25 - 41° N and 99 - 123° E) and from a common garden experiment, we investigate how Mg concentration varies with climate across multiple trophic levels. In soils, plant tissue (Oriental oak leaves and acorns), and a specialist acorn predator (the weevil Curculio...

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Main Authors: Xiao Sun, Adam D Kay, Hongzhang Kang, Gaston E Small, Guofang Liu, Xuan Zhou, Shan Yin, Chunjiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3817214?pdf=render