Tropical Andean Forests Are Highly Susceptible to Nutrient Inputs—Rapid Effects of Experimental N and P Addition to an Ecuadorian Montane Forest

Jürgen Homeier; Dietrich Hertel; Tessa Camenzind; Nixon L. Cumbicus; Mark Maraun; Guntars O. Martinson; L. Nohemy Poma; Matthias C. Rillig; Dorothee Sandmann; Stefan Scheu; Edzo Veldkamp; Wolfgang Wilcke; Hans Wullaert; Christoph Leuschner

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047128

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Tropical Andean Forests Are Highly Susceptible to Nutrient Inputs—Rapid Effects of Experimental N and P Addition to an Ecuadorian Montane Forest

Jürgen Homeier ,

* E-mail: jhomeie@gwdg.de

Affiliation Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Dietrich Hertel,

Affiliation Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Tessa Camenzind,

Affiliation Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Nixon L. Cumbicus,

Affiliation Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Loja, Ecuador
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Mark Maraun,

Affiliation J.F. Blumenbach Intitute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Guntars O. Martinson,

Affiliations Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany, Buesgen Institute - Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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L. Nohemy Poma,

Affiliation Universidad National de Loja, Ciudadela Universitaria Guillermo Falconí sector La Argelia, Loja, Ecuador
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Matthias C. Rillig,

Affiliation Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Dorothee Sandmann,

Affiliation J.F. Blumenbach Intitute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Stefan Scheu,

Affiliation J.F. Blumenbach Intitute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Edzo Veldkamp,

Affiliation Buesgen Institute - Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Wolfgang Wilcke,

Affiliation Geographic Institute, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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Hans Wullaert,

Affiliation Geographic Institute, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Christoph Leuschner

Affiliation Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Tropical Andean Forests Are Highly Susceptible to Nutrient Inputs—Rapid Effects of Experimental N and P Addition to an Ecuadorian Montane Forest

Jürgen Homeier,
Dietrich Hertel,
Tessa Camenzind,
Nixon L. Cumbicus,
Mark Maraun,
Guntars O. Martinson,
L. Nohemy Poma,
Matthias C. Rillig,
Dorothee Sandmann,
Stefan Scheu

Published: October 10, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047128

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