Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization in a lowland evergreen rainforest

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1391, 1999, Pages 1825-1829

  Mirmanto, E ^a   Proctor, J ^b   Green, J ^b   Nagy, L ^b   Suriantata, ^c  

^a Herbarium Bogoriense   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c Central Kalimantan   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Borneo; Dipterocarps; Fertilization; Girth increment; Litterfall; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFOREST;

BARITO ULU; INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN;

EID: 0033615993     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0524     Document Type: Article

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