Plant‐available elements in soils and their influence on the vegetation over ultramafic (“serpentine”) rocks in New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 457-468

  Robinson, Brett H ^a   Brooks, Robert R ^a   Kirkman, John H ^a   Gregg, Paul E H ^a   Gremigni, Patrizia ^a,b  

^a Massey University ^*

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dun Mountain; New Zealand; Nickel; Serpentine flora; Serpentine soils

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT AVAILABILITY; SERPENTINE; SERPENTINE SOIL; SOIL; SOIL-VEGETATION RELATIONSHIP; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAMAFIC; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON;

FAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS; PINACEAE; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0030324242     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9517520     Document Type: Article

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