Does nitrogen availability have greater control over the formation of tropical heath forests than water stress?A hypothesis based on nitrogen isotope ratios Tem a disponibilidade de nitrogênio maior controle sobre a formação de florestas tropicais de campinara do que o estresse hídrico?uma hipótese fundamentada nas razões isotópicas do nitrogênio

Does nitrogen availability have greater control over the formation of tropical heath forests than water stress?A hypothesis based on nitrogen isotope ratios Tem a disponibilidade de nitrogênio maior controle sobre a formação de florestas tropicais de campinara do que o estresse hídrico?uma hipótese fundamentada nas razões isotópicas do nitrogênio

Global scale analyses of soil and foliage δ15N have found positive relationships between δ15N and ecosystem N loss (suggesting an open N cycle) and a negative relationship between δ15N and water availability. We show here that soils and leaves from tropical heath forests a...

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Main Authors: Francis Q Brearley, Paul V. A Fine, Kristel Perreijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
solos ácidos
campinarana
óxido nitroso
isótopos estáveis
acid soils
kerangas
nitrous oxide
stable isotopes
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