Pervasive phosphorus limitation of tree species but not communities in tropical forests

Benjamin L. Turner (), Tania Brenes-Arguedas and Richard Condit
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Benjamin L. Turner: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Tania Brenes-Arguedas: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Richard Condit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Nature, 2018, vol. 555, issue 7696, 367-370

Abstract: In lowland tropical forests in Panama, widespread species-level phosphorus limitation of tree growth is not reflected in community-wide growth or biomass owing to the presence of a few species tolerant of low phosphorus availability.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/nature25789

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