Parasitic plants - Impacts on nutrient cycling

Plant and Soil

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 269-272

  Quested, Helen M ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecosystem dynamics; Ecosystem theory; Nutrient cycling; Parasites; Parasitic plants

Indexed keywords

RHINANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 51449117433     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9646-9     Document Type: Note

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