Oceanic islands as model systems for ecological studies

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 573-582

  Vitousek, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem processes; Gradients; Hawai'i; Model systems; Nitrogen; Oceanic islands; Phosphorus; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ISLAND; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

UNITED STATES;

HAWAIIA;

EID: 0036313093     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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