Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) in forest understory: Leaf and whole plant responses to nitrogen availability

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 206-216

  Harrington, Robin A ^a   Fownes, James H ^a   Cassidy, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UNDERSTORY;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS THUNBERGII;

EID: 1942442275     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)151[0206:JBBTIF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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