Nutrient effects on stand structure, resorption efficiency, and secondary compounds in Everglades sawgrass

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2182-2192

  Richardson, Curtis J ^a   Ferrell, Gloria M ^a   Vaithiyanathan, Panchabi ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladium jamaicense; Effects of N and P additions; Everglades (Florida, USA); N:P ratio; Nutrient proficiency; Nutrient resorption; Nutrient use efficiency; Phenolics; Phosphorus; Sawgrass; Secondary compounds; Stand structures; Typha domingensis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

CLADIUM JAMAICENSE; TYPHA; TYPHA DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 0032823279     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2182:NEOSSR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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