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Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1883-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1883-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
Research article
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06 May 2019
Research article |  | 06 May 2019

N : P stoichiometry and habitat effects on Mediterranean savanna seasonal root dynamics

Richard K. F. Nair, Kendalynn A. Morris, Martin Hertel, Yunpeng Luo, Gerardo Moreno, Markus Reichstein, Marion Schrumpf, and Mirco Migliavacca

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We investigated how nutrient availability affects seasonal timing of root growth and death in a Spanish savanna, adapted to a long summer drought. We found that nitrogen (N) additions led to more root biomass but number of roots was higher with N and phosphorus together. These effects were strongly affected by the time of year. In autumn root growth occurred after leaf production. This has implications for how we understand biomass production and carbon uptake in these systems.
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