Foliar N and P resorption and foliar nutrient concentrations in canopy and subcanopy of a Fagus Orientalis forest

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-44

  Kutbay, Hamdi Güray ^a   Yalçin, Erkan ^a   Bilgin, Ali ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Absolute N and P resorption; Deciduous forests; Fagaceae; Fagus orientalis Lipsky; Foliar N and P concentrations; Relative N and P resorption

Indexed keywords

AVES; FAGACEAE; FAGUS; FAGUS ORIENTALIS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0141613767     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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