SHORT COMMUNICATION MINERAL ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN FOLIAGE AND BARK OF WOODY SPECIES ON AUCKLAND ISLAND

Summary: Mineral element concentrations are presented in leaf and bark material from six woody species growing at a single site on the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Foliar total mineral element concentrations range from 5.81 % (Olearia lyallii) to 2.71 % (Dracophyllum longifolium), the lowest conce...

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Main Authors: W. G. Lee, New Zealand
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Mineral element concentrations
woody species
goat browse
Auckland Island
New Zealand
Auckland Islands
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.411.5344
http://www.newzealandecology.org/nzje/free_issues/NZJEcol11_109.pdf
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Summary:Summary: Mineral element concentrations are presented in leaf and bark material from six woody species growing at a single site on the subantarctic Auckland Islands. Foliar total mineral element concentrations range from 5.81 % (Olearia lyallii) to 2.71 % (Dracophyllum longifolium), the lowest concentrations occurring in slow growing species tolerant of nutrient-poor soils. The browse preference of introduced goats is correlated with high foliar potassium levels while species that are preferentially debarked (Pseudopanax simplex and Myrsine divaricata) have the highest bark calcium concentrations.

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