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Convergence in phosphorus constraints to photosynthesis in forests around the world

Authors :
David S. Ellsworth
Kristine Y. Crous
Martin G. De Kauwe
Lore T. Verryckt
Daniel Goll
Sönke Zaehle
Keith J. Bloomfield
Philippe Ciais
Lucas A. Cernusak
Tomas F. Domingues
Mirindi Eric Dusenge
Sabrina Garcia
Rossella Guerrieri
F. Yoko Ishida
Ivan A. Janssens
Tanaka Kenzo
Tomoaki Ichie
Belinda E. Medlyn
Patrick Meir
Richard J. Norby
Peter B. Reich
Lucy Rowland
Louis S. Santiago
Yan Sun
Johan Uddling
Anthony P. Walker
K. W. Lasantha K. Weerasinghe
Martine J. van de Weg
Yun-Bing Zhang
Jiao-Lin Zhang
Ian J. Wright
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) limitation is pervasive in tropical forests. Here the authors analyse the dependence of photosynthesis on leaf N and P in tropical forests, and show that incorporating leaf P constraints in a terrestrial biosphere model enhances its predictive power.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.69d696a90f9428c9e8f4ecada154bdf
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32545-0