Nutrient content and substrate effect on fine root density and size distribution in a Nicaraguan rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 697-701

  Blair, Brent C ^a   Perfecto, Ivette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicaragua; Nutrient foraging; Nutrient heterogeneity; Root ingrowth core; Tropical wet forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035712704     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00227.x     Document Type: Note

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