The ecological significance of organochemical compounds in Sphagnum

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-130

  Verhoeven, J T A ^a   Liefveld, W M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Bogs; Decomposition; Fens; Peat acumulation; Phenolics; Secondary plant metabolites; Sphagnum; Tannins

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0030923342     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.2.117     Document Type: Review

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