Nutrient dynamics of soil derived from different parent material on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 198-207

  Yavitt, Joseph B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Litter nutrients; Nitrogen; Panama; Phosphorus fractions; Soil nutrients; Sulfur; Tropical moist forest

Indexed keywords

LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARENT MATERIAL; SOIL;

COLORADO ISLAND; PANAMA;

EID: 0034131325     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00462.x     Document Type: Article

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