Patterns in potassium dynamics in forest ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-466

  Tripler, Christopher E ^a   Kaushal, Sujay S ^a,c   Likens, Gene E ^a   Todd Walter, M ^b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Forest ecology; Forest ecosystems; Nutrient cycling; Nutrient limitation; Potassium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; WATER;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; POTASSIUM;

CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SEASON; TREE; WATER FLOW;

ECOSYSTEM; POTASSIUM; SEASONS; TREES; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 33645332344     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00891.x     Document Type: Review

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