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Phosphorus Limitation

Phosphorus Limitation is a biogeochemical constraint condition in which the availability of phosphorus, relative to other essential nutrients, restricts biological productivity and ecosystem processes due to its low solubility and slow cycling in terrestrial and aquatic environments.

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Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems

James J. Elser, Matthew E. S. Bracken, Elsa E. Cleland et al. · Ecology Letters · 2007 · 4.6K citations · Full text

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Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions

Peter M. Vitousek, Stephen Porder, Benjamin Z. Houlton et al. · Ecological Applications · 2010 · 2.7K citations

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Evolution of Phosphorus Limitation in Lakes

D. W. Schindler · Science · 1977 · 2.6K citations

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N : P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance

Sabine Güsewell · New Phytologist · 2004 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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The Vegetation N:P Ratio: a New Tool to Detect the Nature of Nutrient Limitation

Willem Koerselman, A.F.M. Meuleman · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1996 · 2.1K citations

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  1. JJ
    James J. Elser

    Arizona State University, United States

    21 publications · 7.7K citations

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    Hans Lambers

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Dana Cordell

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    14 publications · 2.4K citations

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    Dag O. Hessen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    12 publications · 1K citations

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    Maarten Boersma

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    9 publications · 766 citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    33 h-index

    248 publications

    18.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    26 h-index

    99 publications

    11.4K citations

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    25 h-index

    86 publications

    6K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    21 h-index

    46 publications

    5.3K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    20 h-index

    41 publications

    9.7K citations

  6. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    20 h-index

    82 publications

    5.1K citations

  7. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    40 publications

    6K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    35 publications

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  1. Limnology and Oceanography

    72 publications · 10.1K citations

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  2. Freshwater Biology

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  4. Journal of Phycology

    47 publications · 3.7K citations

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  5. New Phytologist

    29 publications · 5.1K citations

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