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The values of nitrogen phosphorus ratios measured in green parts of evergreen sclerophylls, seasonal dimorphic, deciduous and herbaceous plants found in Mediterranean-type ecosystems of Greece, form a homogeneous group, which is comparable only with those of analogous ecosystems of California but not with Mediterranean systems of the southern hemisphere.
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Nomenclature follows: Tutin et al., 1964. Flora Europaea.
Support of National Research Foundation (Greece) and NATO (SRG-12) is gratefully acknowledged.
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Margaris, N.S., Adamandiadou, S., Siafaca, L. et al. Nitrogen and phosphorus content in plant species of Mediterranean ecosystems in Greece. Vegetatio 55, 29–35 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039978
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