A model analysis of N and P limitation on carbon accumulation in Amazonian secondary forest after alternate land-use abandonment

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-150

  Herbert, Darrell A ^a   Williams, Mathew ^a   Rastetter, Edward B ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Ecosystem model; Land use; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 0242381979     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026020210887     Document Type: Article

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