Mineral nutrient status of tree species in relation to environmental factors in the subtropical rain forest of Taiwan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 239, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 81-91

  Wu, Chia Chi ^a   Tsui, Chun Chih ^a   Hseih, Chang Fu ^a   Asio, Victor B ^b   Chen, Zueng Sang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Mineral nutrient status; Soil nutrients; Subtropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); VEGETATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MINERAL NUTRIENT STATUS; SOIL NUTRIENTS; SUBTROPICAL RAINFORESTS;

FORESTRY;

ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFOREST; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ACIDITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846367747     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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