Phosphatase activity and nitrogen fixation reflect species differences, not nutrient trading or nutrient balance, across tropical rainforest trees.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13129
Abstract: A fundamental biogeochemical paradox is that nitrogen-rich tropical forests contain abundant nitrogen-fixing trees, which support a globally significant tropical carbon sink. One explanation for this pattern holds that nitrogen-fixing trees can overcome phosphorus limitation in… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; trading nutrient; phosphatase activity ... See more keywords