Foliar nutrient concentrations and resorption efficiency in plants of contrasting nutrient‐acquisition strategies along a 2‐million‐year dune chronosequence

• Published in: The Journal of ecology Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 396 - 410
• Main Authors: Hayes, Patrick, Turner, Benjamin L, Lambers, Hans, Laliberté, Etienne, Bellingham, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.03.2014; Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: age of soil; Agricultural soils; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Chronosequences; Dunes; Ecological succession; ecosystems; Flowers & plants; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Human ecology; Leaves; manganese; manganese accumulation; Micronutrients; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Nutrient availability; Nutrient concentrations; nutrient content; Nutrient use efficiency; nutrient‐resorption efficiency; nutrient‐resorption proficiency; Organic acids; organic acids and salts; Pedogenesis; Phosphorus; Plant ecology; Plant nutrition; Plant–soil (below-ground) interactions; resorption; Soil ecology; Soil fertility; soil fertility gradient; Soil nutrients; soil productivity; Soils; solubilization; Zinc; Soil fertility; Resorption; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Accumulation; Zinc; Efficient use; Chronosequence; plant-soil (below-ground) interactions; soil fertility gradient; manganese accumulation; Nutrient; Strategy; nutrient-resorption proficiency; Soil interaction; nutrient-resorption efficiency; Dunes; Manganese; nutrient-use efficiency

Long‐term pedogenesis leads to important changes in the availability of soil nutrients, especially nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Changes in the availability of micronutrients can also occur, but are less well understood. We explored whether changes in leaf nutrient concentrations and resorption w...