Potential ecosystem-level effects of genetic variation among populations of Metrosideros polymorpha from a soil fertility gradient in hawaii

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 266-275

  Treseder, Kathleen K ^a,b   Vitousek, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Common garden; Genetic variation; Nutrient cycling; Tissue quality

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; SOIL FERTILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035027132     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000523     Document Type: Article

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