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Nutrient-cycling mechanisms other than the direct absorption from soil may control forest structure and dynamics in poor Amazonian soils

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Grau O., Peñuelas J., Ferry B., Freycon V., Blanc L., Desprez M., Baraloto C., Chave J., Descroix L., Dourdain A., Guitet S., Janssens I.A., Sardans J., Hérault B.
2017

Tropical forests store large amounts of biomass despite they generally grow in nutrient-poor soils, suggesting that the role of soil characteristics in the structure and dynamics of tropical forests is complex. We used data for >34 000 trees from several permanent plots in French Guiana to investigate if soil characteristics could predict the structure (tree diameter, density and aboveground ...

Foresterie - Considérations générales; Fertilité du sol; Physiologie végétale : nutrition; Physiologie végétale : croissance et développement; Taxonomie végétale et phyto-géographie

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