Changes in leaf morphology and foliar nutrient status along a successional gradient in a Costa Rican upper montane Quercus forest

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-344

  Kappelle, Maarhan ^a   Leal, Miguel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; FAGACEAE;

LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MONTANE FOREST; NUTRIENT STATUS; SUCCESSIONAL GRADIENT;

COSTA RICA, CORDILLERA DE TALAMANCA;

EID: 0030326663     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389197     Document Type: Article

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