Mineral composition of perennial vegetation of shrub patches in northeastern patagonia

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-25

  Del Valle, H F ^a   Rosell, R A ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Leaves; Litter; Mineral content; Prosopis alpa; Variability

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; NUTRIENT; PERENNIAL PLANT; SHRUB;

ARGENTINA;

ATRIPLEX LAMPA; PROSOPIS ALPATACO;

EID: 0033955217     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089030600263148     Document Type: Article

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