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Table VI

N and P resorption efficiency values in some deciduous and evergreen species.

Species Leaf habit N% P% Source
Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. subsp. Deciduous 27.9 50.4 Present study
iberica (Steven ex Bieb.) Krassiln.

Quercus alba L. Deciduous 38.5 59.0 Boerner (1984)
Quercus prinus L. Deciduous 49.2 44.5 Boerner (1984)
Quercus ilicifolia Wang. Deciduous 70.0 59.1 Killingbeck and Costigan.(1988)
Quercus pyrenaica Willd. Deciduous 46.4 Escudero et al. (1992)
Quercus faginea Lam. Deciduous 44.9 Escudero et al. (1992)
Betula pubescens Ehrh. Deciduous 69.2 Escudero et al. (1992)
Populus nigra L. Deciduous 62.6 Escudero et al. (1992)
Frangula alnus P. Mill. Deciduous 61.6 Escudero et al. (1992)
Sambucus nigra L. Deciduous 49.6 Escudero et al. (1992)
Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl Deciduous 39.7 Escudero et al. (1992)
Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Deciduous 37.1 Escudero et al. (1992)
Prunus spinosa L. Deciduous 24.3 Escudero et al. (1992)
Quercus rubra L. Deciduous 70.0 55.0 Côté et al. (2002)
Acer rubrum L. Deciduous 65.0 74.0 Côté et al. (2002)
Populus grandidentata Michx. Deciduous 56.0 65.2 Côté et al. (2002)
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Deciduous 62.0 77.5 Côté et al. (2002)
Fagus orientalis Lipsky Deciduous 73.4 72.9 Kutbay et al. (2003)
Rhododendron luteum Sweet Deciduous 55.8 79.7 Kutbay et al. (2003)
Hypericum androsaemum L. Deciduous 44.1 50.8 Kutbay et al.(2003)
Vaccinium arctostaphylos L. Deciduous 28.5 51.7 Kutbay et al. (2003)
Quercus faginea Lam. Deciduous 45.0 43.0 Mediavilla and Escudero (2003)
Quercus pyrenaica Willd. Deciduous 47.0 51.0 Mediavilla and Escudero (2003)
MEAN DECIDUOUS 50.77 ± 14.39 59.55 ± 12.29
Arbutus andrachne L. Evergreen 49.2 39.7 Present study
Vaccinium vacillans Torr. Evergreen 25.7 29.1 Killingbeck and Costigan (1988)
Quercus coccifera L. Evergreen 31.0 Escudero et al. (1992)
Quercus ilex L. Evergreen 29.7 Escudero et al. (1992)
Ilex aquifolium L. Evergreen 46.7 Escudero et al. (1992)
Daphne pontica L. Evergreen 51.1 57.3 Kutbay et al. (2003)
Quercus suber L. Evergreen 47.9 Escudero et al. (1992)
Quercus suber L. Evergreen 49.0 55.9 Mediavilla and Escudero (2003)
Quercus coccifera L. Evergreen 32.0 42.9 Mediavilla and Escudero (2003)
Quercus rotundifolia Lam. Evergreen 31.0 33.2 Mediavilla and Escudero (2003)
MEAN EVERGREEN 39.33 ± 10.15 43.01 ± 11.58