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Chonggang Xu - CESM

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Net photosynthesis rate(g biomass/m2/d<br />

2 4 6 8<br />

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Wp =33<br />

1 2 3 4 5<br />

Functional nitrogen avail<br />

1 2 3 4 5<br />

Optimum LNCa=1.52 g N/m2<br />

Betula nana (Toolik lake)<br />

Observed=1.57 g N/m2<br />

Leaf area/sapwood area=0.15 m2 /cm2; height=0.5m<br />

Nitrogen use efficiency (g biomass/day/g<br />

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8<br />

Functional nitrogen avai<br />

Limbach, et al. (1982). Holarctic Ecology 5(2): 150-157; Shaver, et al. (2001). Ecology 82(11): 3163-3181.

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