Foliar Nutrient Dynamics and Foliar Resorption in Quercus brantii Lindley along an Elevational Gradient

Foliar nutrient resorption patterns of four functional plants along a precipitation gradient on the Tibetan Changtang Plateau

Nutrient resorption from senesced leaves as a nutrient conservation strategy is important for plants to adapt to nutrient deficiency, particularly in alpine and arid environment. However, the leaf nutrient resorption patterns of different functional plants across environmental gradient remain unclear. In this study, we conducted a transect survey of 12 communities to address foliar nitrogen (N)...

Variation in nutrient use in ant assemblages along an extensive elevational gradient on Mt Kilimanjaro

Aim We used the extensive climatic and land-use gradient on Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, to study large-scale variation of nutrient use in ground-foraging ant communities. In particular, we tested the hypothesis that recruitment of ants to six different nutrients would vary with elevation and between land-use regimes. We also tested whether the nutrient space (number and evenness of nutrients) use...

Nutrient dynamics along a precipitation gradient

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Fine root dynamics along an elevational gradient in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Attributes of fine roots (<LO mm diameter) were quantified in five southern Appalachian plant communities along an elevational gradient. These attributes include the seasonal dynamics of fine root mass and length, the depth distribution of fine roots, fine root width and, most importantly, the annual appearance and disappearance of fine roots. The principal objectives of this study were two-fol...

Foliar content of nutrient elements in at haft tappeh iran