| Experiment Title: | Optimality along a nutrient stoichiometric gradient | Institutions responsible:
Utrecht University and University of Western Australia (Daniil Scheifes) |
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| Experiment Description: | In this field campaign at Jurien bay (WA, Australia), we tested the physiological response of several plant species with varying relative soil availability of Nitrogen and Phosphorus. | ||
| Variables being tested: | Experimental Details (factorial design, replication, lab/field/ controls, vegetation type): | Data availability: | Study limitations: |
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We sampled along chronosequence stages of young , medium and old soils where nutrient limitation shifts from N-limitation to N/P co-limitation to P limitation. We sampled at three different sites per chronosequence stages, within these sites we samples around 5-10 individual plant species. | Data available for most variables on request. Will be available on github soon. CSV/xlsx files. | Due to low moisture availiabilty, it was difficult to measure leaf level photosynthetic capacity. Furthermore the sites were hard to reach so the samples size of species is relatively small. |
