Above-ground growth and nutrient use by plants in a subarctic environment: Effects of habitat, life-form and species

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-324

  Eckstein, R Lutz ^a   Karlsson, P Staffan ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFE FORM; NUTRIENT; PLANT; SUBARCTIC ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030620263     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546015     Document Type: Article

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