Tansley review no. 104 calcium physiology and terrestrial ecosystem processes

New Phytologist

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-417

  Mclaughlin, S B ^a   Wimmer, R ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calcium; Ecosystem; Forests; Function; Physiology; Structure

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOREST; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0032768115     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00420.x     Document Type: Review

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