Nitrogen- or phosphorus-limited growth in herbaceous, wet vegetation: Relations with atmospheric inputs and management regimes

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 494-497

  Verhoeven, J T A ^a   Koerselman, W ^b   Meuleman, A F M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KIWA Ltd   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0042013720     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(96)10055-0     Document Type: Review

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