Retention of inorganic nitrogen by epiphytic bryophytes in a tropical montane forest

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 328-336

  Clark, Kenneth L ^a   Nadkarni, Nalini M ^b   Gholz, Henry L ^c  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b Evergreen State University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Costa Rica; Epiphytic bryophytes; Nitrogen cycle; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BRYOPHYTE; EPIPHYTE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE; PUNTARENAS;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 28444485021     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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