Successional status and root foraging for phosphorus in seven tropical tree species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1128-1135

  Blair, Brent C ^a,b   Perfecto, Ivette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS; SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

FERTILIZATION; FOREST RESEARCH; NUTRIENTS; SEEDLINGS; TROPICAL TREES;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; GROWTH; PHOSPHORUS; SUCCESSION; TREE;

ALBIZIA; CEDRELA ODORATA; CEIBA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; DALBERGIA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; RETUSA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 3042802394     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-004     Document Type: Article

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