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Summary Foliar nutrient concentrations were determined for the dominant tree species occurring on plots established during a previously reported soil survey in the Eden area. Generally, within-species nutrient variation was low and few significant correlations were found between soil nutrient levels and foliar concentrations for individual species. However, foliar nutrient concentrations differed significantly between species and when the data for all species were pooled, significant relationships were found between foliar phosphorus, nitrogen, calcium, potassium and sulphur levels and soil chemical properties. The species with the higher foliage nutrient concentrations were clearly associated with the more fertile soils. Eucalypt subgenera are considered in relation to their ecology and nutrition, and distinctive relationships are concluded to exist between site nutrition and the distribution of Eucalyptus subgeneric groups.
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Lambert et al. (1983) studied this question.
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