Authors
Jordi Sardans, Ivan A Janssens, Rocio Alonso, Stavros D Veresoglou, Mathias C Rillig, Tanja GM Sanders, Jofre Carnicer, Iolanda Filella, Gerard Farré‐Armengol, Josep Peñuelas
Publication date
2015/2
Journal
Global ecology and biogeography
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
240-255
Description
Aim
Plant elemental composition and stoichiometry are crucial for plant structure and function. We studied to what extent elemental stoichiometry in plants might be strongly related to environmental drivers and competition from coexisting species.
Location
Europe.
Methods
We analysed foliar N, P, K, Ca and Mg concentrations and their ratios among 50 species of European forest trees sampled in 5284 plots across Europe and their relationships with phylogeny, forest type, current climate and N deposition.
Results
Phylogeny is strongly related to overall foliar elemental composition in European tree species. Species identity explained 56.7% of the overall foliar elemental composition and stoichiometry. Forest type and current climatic conditions also partially explained the differences in foliar elemental composition among species. In the same genus co‐occurring species had overall higher differences in foliar …
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