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Alpine plant nutrition

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  1. Why is nitrogen not a mineral nutrient?
     
  2. How helpful are soil nutrient analyses into assessing plant nutrient supply?
     
  3. Is there an explanation for the relatively high nutrient concentration in alpine plants?
     
  4. What is the major source of annual N incorporation in alpine plant biomass?
     
  5. What is the main consequence of nutrient addition to alpine plant communities.
     
  6. What does calicole mean?
     
  7. Why are slopes commonly richer in nutrients than flat terrain?
     

 

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29 August 2011
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