Site fertility and leaf nutrients of sympatric evergreen and deciduous species of Quercus in central coastal California

Plant Ecology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-131

  Knops, Johannes M H ^a,b   Koenig, Walter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Leaf nutrient levels; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Quercus; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; FAGACEAE;

LEAF; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LEVEL; OAK; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030617822     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009798327200     Document Type: Article

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