Polyphenols in litter from tropical montane forests across a wide range in soil fertility

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-148

  Hattenschwiler S ^a,c   Hagerman, A E ^b   Vitousek, P M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Fertilization; Genotypic and phenotypic variation; Hawai'i; Leaf and fine root litter; Nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Phenolics; Phosphorus; Proanthocyanidins; Soil chronosequence

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOL; SOIL NUTRIENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

HAWAIIA; METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0042476512     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024966026225     Document Type: Article

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