Short-term response of the Ca cycle of a montane forest in Ecuador to low experimental CaCl2 additions

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 892-903

  Wullaert, Hans ^a   Bigalke, Moritz ^b   Homeier, Jürgen ^c   Cumbicus, Nixon ^d   Valarezo, Carlos ^e   Wilcke, Wolfgang ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA PARTICULAR DE LOJA   (Ecuador)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Al speciation; Calcium cycle; Graffenrieda emarginata Triana; Molar Ca : Al ratio; Stem diameter growth; Tropical montane forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889664006     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201300146     Document Type: Article

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