Interplanting Inga edulis yields nitrogen benefits to Terminalia amazonia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 344-351

  Nichols, J Doland ^a   Carpenter, F Lynn ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliar N; Habitat; Inga edulis; Interplanting legumes; Nitrogen fixation; Restoration; Terminalia amazonia; Tropical plantations; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

INGA EDULIS; INTERPLANTING LEGUMES; TROPICAL PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL NITROGEN; TIMBER;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PLANTS; TERMINALIA AMAZONIA;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

INGA; INGA EDULIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA AMAZONIA;

EID: 33748702273     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.031     Document Type: Article

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