Nutrient limitation to nitrogen fixation in young volcanic sites

Ecosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 505-510

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N abundance; Hawaii; N fixation; N limitation; Phosphorus; Primary succession

Indexed keywords

METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0033451381     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100219900098     Document Type: Article

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