How do tropical tree species maintain high growth rates on low-phosphorus soils?

R Aoyagi, K Kitayama, BL Turner - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background Tropical tree species can maintain high growth rates on low-phosphorus (P)
soils. However, the physiological basis of the high growth rates of tropical tree species …

Nutrient availability predicts multiple stem frequency, an indicator of species resprouting capacity in tropical forests

KD Heineman, BL Turner, JW Dalling - Journal of Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Resprouting capacity is a key component of plant life history. While resprouting requires
substantial nutrient reserves to support new growth, the influence of soil fertility on …