Nitrogen limitation of growth and nutrient dynamics in a disturbed mangrove forest, Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Oecologia

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-414

  Feller, Ilka C ^a   Whigham, Dennis F ^a   McKee, Karen L ^b   Lovelock, Catherine E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Experiment; Fertilization; Phosphorus; Photosynthesis; Resorption

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HYDROLOGY; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 0037291428     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1117-z     Document Type: Article

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