Nitrogen saturation in temperate forest ecosystems: Hypotheses revisited

BioScience

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 921-934

  Aber, John ^a   McDowell, William ^a   Nadelhoffer, Knute ^b   Magill, Alison ^a   Berntson, Glenn ^a   Kamakea, Mark ^a   McNulty, Steven ^c   Currie, William ^d   Rustad, Lindsey ^c   Fernandez, Ivan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031728645     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313296     Document Type: Article

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