Variation in soil biological characteristics on an elevational gradient in the montane forest of north-west Argentina

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Abril, Adriana B ^a   Bucher, Enrique H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Altitudinal zonation; Carbon cycling; Decomposition; N fixers; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ELEVATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46449125232     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005154     Document Type: Article

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