Current measures of nutrient resorption efficiency lead to a substantial underestimation of real resorption efficiency: Facts and solutions

Oikos

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 664-669

  Van Heerwaarden, L M ^a   Toet, S ^a   Aerts, R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAF; NUTRIENT; RESORPTION; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0037504244     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12351.x     Document Type: Review

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