N @ : P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability limit plant growth in most terrestrial ecosystems. This review examines how variation in the relative availability of N and P, as reflected by N : P ratios of plant biomass, influences vegetation composition and functioning. Plastic responses of plants to...

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Publié dans:The New phytologist. - 1984. - 164(2004), 2 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 243-266
Auteur principal: Güsewell, Sabine (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2004
Accès à la collection:The New phytologist
Sujets:Journal Article critical N : P ratios ecological stoichiometry nutrient limitation plant strategies species richness tissue nutrient concentrations