Canopy nodulation of the endemic tree legume Acacia koa in the mesic forests of Hawaii

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3151-3157

  Leary, James J K ^a   Singleton, Paul W ^a   Borthakur, Dulal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia koa; Adventitious roots; Apogeotropic; Bradyrhizobium sp.; Canopy pocket; Hawaii, USA; Mesic forest; Nodulation; Nurse log

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; CANOPY; LEGUME; NODULATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACACIA; ACACIA KOA; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM SP.; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 9244243683     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-3168     Document Type: Article

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