Nitrogen-richness and protection of seeds in Australian tropical rainforest: A test of plant defence theory

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 467-482

  Grubb, Peter J ^a   Metcalfe, Daniel J ^b   Grubb, E A Anne ^a   Jones, Glyn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Coop Res Ctr Trop Rainforest E ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESERVE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT DEFENSE; RAINFOREST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0031825868     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546368     Document Type: Article

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