... and Pinus strobus [43]. A partial expla-nation may lie in a positive relationship between the concen-tration of P and amount of Rubisco, as observed in P. pinaster [55] and in herbaceous species ... argument against any lasting role of Amax in the growthresponse. Concentrations of N, P, and K were maintainedwithin a relatively small range, and there was no correlationbetween Amax and concentrations ... similar lack of photosynthetic response to nutrientaddition has been reported in Pseudotsuga menziesii [10], Pinus strobus [43], Pinus taeda [51] and Pinus pinaster [55]. Togetherthese findings cast...