Dissolved nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur forms in the ecosystem fluxes of a montane forest in Ecuador

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-89

  Goller, Rainer ^a   Wilcke, Wolfgang ^b   Fleischbein, Katrin ^c   Valarezo, Carlos ^d   Zech, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Dissolved nutrients; Dissolved organic matter; Ecosystem fluxes; Tropical montane forest; Water catchments

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FOREST SOIL;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 32644482148     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-005-1061-1     Document Type: Article

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