Comparison of arboreal and terrestrial soil characteristics in a lower montane forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica

Pedobiologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-33

  Nadkarni, Nalini M ^a   Schaefer, Douglas ^b   Matelson, Teri J ^c   Solano, Rodrigo ^d  

^a EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CEER   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d Monteverde   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Canopy organic matter; Crown humus; Epiphytes; Nutrient cycling; Soil; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; FOREST CANOPY; MONTANE FOREST; ORGANIC MATTER;

COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE;

EID: 0036121696     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0031-4056-00110     Document Type: Article

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