Nutrient limitation in a fire-derived, nitrogen-rich Hawaiian grassland

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 458-467

  D'Antonio, Carla M ^a   Mack, Michelle C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Exotic species; Fire; Grasslands; Nitrogen fertilization; Nutrient availability; Phenology; Phosphorus; Plant production

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INVASIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SHRUBLAND;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 33745041011     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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