Production as a function of resource availability: Slopes and efficiencies are different

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-354

  Verón, Santiago R ^a   Oesterheld, Martín ^a   Paruelo, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Marginal response; Precipitation; Primary production; Production function; Resource use efficiency

Indexed keywords

PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SLOPE;

EID: 23944464167     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02373.x     Document Type: Review

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