Natural abundance of 15N and 13C in nodulated legumes and other plants in the cerrado and neighbouring regions of Brazil

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 440-446

  Sprent, J I ^a   Geoghegan, I E ^a   Whitty, P W ^a   James, E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Chamaecrista; Natural ecosystems; Nodulated legumes; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CHAMAECRISTA; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PUDICA; STRYPHNODENDRON; CHAMAECRISTA SPP.;

EID: 0030026361     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00330006     Document Type: Article

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