Direct evidence for phosphorus limitation on Amazon forest productivity

• Main Authors: Cunha, Hellen Fernanda Viana, Andersen, Kelly M., Lugli, Laynara Figueiredo, Santana, Flavia Delgado, Aleixo, Izabela Fonseca, Moraes, Anna Martins, Garcia, Sabrina, Di Ponzio, Raffaello, Mendoza, Erick Oblitas, Brum, Bárbara, Rosa, Jéssica Schmeisk, Cordeiro, Amanda L., Portela, Bruno Takeshi Tanaka, Ribeiro, Gyovanni, Coelho, Sara Deambrozi, de Souza, Sheila Trierveiler, Silva, Lara Siebert, Antonieto, Felipe, Pires, Maria, Salomão, Ana Cláudia, Miron, Ana Caroline, de Assis, Rafael L., Domingues, Tomas F., Aragão, Luiz E. O. C., Meir, Patrick, Camargo, José Luis, Manzi, Antonio Ocimar, Nagy, Laszlo, Mercado, Lina M., Hartley, Iain P., Quesada, Carlos Alberto
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Net Primary Productivity; Nutrient Limitation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164084
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The productivity of rainforests growing on highly weathered tropical soils is expected to be limited by phosphorus availability1. Yet, controlled fertilization experiments have been unable to demonstrate a dominant role for phosphorus in controlling tropical forest net primary productivity. Recent s...