Nutrient fluxes in pure and mixed stands of spruce (Picea abies) and beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 317-342

  Berger, Torsten W ^a   Untersteiner, Hubert ^a   Toplitzer, Martin ^a   Neubauer, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Input output budget; Leaching; Nutrient cycling; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054961826     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9918-z     Document Type: Article

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