Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation over long-term ecosystem development in terrestrial ecosystems.

Nutrient limitation to net primary production (NPP) displays a diversity of patterns as ecosystems develop over a range of timescales. For example, some ecosystems transition from N limitation on young soils to P limitation on geologically old soils, whereas others appear to remain N limited. Under...

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Main Authors: Duncan N L Menge, Lars O Hedin, Stephen W Pacala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411694?pdf=render