Tree mixture effects on aboveground nutrient pools of trees in an experimental plantation in Panama

Plant and Soil

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-212

  Oelmann, Yvonne ^a   Potvin, Catherine ^b,c   Mark, Timo ^a   Werther, Lisa ^a   Tapernon, Simone ^a   Wilcke, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Overyielding; Sardinilla Project; Tree diversity; Tree nutrient storage

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AFFORESTATION; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; MIXED FOREST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE PLANTING;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CEDRELA; CEDRELA ODORATA;

EID: 72149104735     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9997-x     Document Type: Article

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