Foliar Nutrition, Site Quality, and Temperature Influence Foliar Chemistry of Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)

The distribution of marsupial folivores in Australian eucalypt forests is extremely patchy and, although distribution patterns are known to be partly determined by nutritional factors, the role of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) has been little studied. We investigated variation in the foliar con...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecological Monographs. - Ecological Society of America. - 74(2004), 4, Seite 553-568
Weitere Verfasser: Wallis, Ian R., Wood, Jeff T., Foley, William J.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ecological Monographs
Schlagworte:Australia Carbon-Nutrient Balance Eucalyptus Formylphloroglucinol Compounds Graphical Vector Analysis Herbivory Koala LMA Near Infrared Spectroscopy Phenolic mehr... Plant Defense Sideroxylonal Biological sciences Physical sciences