Nitrogen and phosphorus as limiting factors for growth and primary production in a flooded savanna in the Venezuelan Llanos

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-212

  Sarmiento, Guillermo ^a,b   Da Silva, Marta Pereira ^a,c   Naranjo, Maria Elena ^a   Pinillos, Marcela ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Grasses; Hyperseasonal savanna; Nutrient limitation; P sorption; Tropical grassland

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAVANNA;

LLANOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

POACEAE;

EID: 32044465743     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405003068     Document Type: Article

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