Nutrient and water dynamics of Amazonian canga vegetation differ among physiognomies and from those of other neotropical ecosystems

Plant Ecology

Volumn 219, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1341-1353

  Mitre, Simone Kuster ^a   Mardegan, Silvia Fernanda ^b   Caldeira, Cecilio Frois ^a   Ramos, Silvio Junio ^a   Furtini Neto, Antonio Eduardo ^c   Siqueira, Jose Oswaldo ^a   Gastauer, Markus ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c R Lazaro Azevedo Melo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Banded iron formations; C and N stable isotopes; Nutrient availability; Soil properties; Water availability

Indexed keywords

VELLOZIA;

EID: 85054543848     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-018-0883-6     Document Type: Article

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