Soil ammonium vs. nitrate spatial pattern in six plant communities: Simulated effect on plant populations

Plant and Soil

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 207-219

  Gallardo, Antonio ^a   Paramá, Rocio ^a   Covelo, Felisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Plant populations; Root system size; Soil ammonium; Soil heterogeneity; Soil nitrate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; NITRATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28444435178     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-7013-7     Document Type: Article

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