Photosynthesis and leaf nitrogen in five Amazonian tree species during early secondary succession

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 581-594

  Ellsworth, D S ^a,c   Reich, P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Rainforest trees; Secondary succession; Tropical succession

Indexed keywords

CECROPIA; LICANIA; MICONIA; VISMIA;

EID: 0000432211     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265632     Document Type: Article

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