Ecosystem nutrient use efficiency, productivity, and nutrient accrual in model tropical communities

Ecosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 669-682

  Hiremath, Ankila J ^a   Ewel, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cedrela odorata; Cordia alliodora; Diversity; Euterpe oleracea; Heliconia imbricata; Hyeronima alchorneoides; Monocultures; Nitrogen; Nutrient retention; Nutrient use efficiency; Phosphorus; Polycultures; Productivity; Scaling; Tropical ecosystems

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; EUTERPE OLERACEA; HELICONIA; HYERONIMA;

EID: 0035652084     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-001-0036-x     Document Type: Article

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