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Nutrient Content and Substrate Effect on Fine Root Density and Size Distribution in a Nicaraguan Rain Forest 1

dc.contributor.authorBlair, Brent C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPerfecto, lvetteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T18:30:01Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T18:30:01Z
dc.date.issued2001-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationBlair, Brent C.; Perfecto, lvette (2001). "Nutrient Content and Substrate Effect on Fine Root Density and Size Distribution in a Nicaraguan Rain Forest 1 ." Biotropica 33(4): 697-701. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71707>en_US
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dc.identifier.issn1744-7429en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights2001 The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherKey Wordsen_US
dc.subject.otherNicaraguaen_US
dc.subject.otherNutrient Foragingen_US
dc.subject.otherNutrient Heterogeneityen_US
dc.subject.otherRoot Ingrowth Coreen_US
dc.subject.otherTropical Wet Foresten_US
dc.titleNutrient Content and Substrate Effect on Fine Root Density and Size Distribution in a Nicaraguan Rain Forest 1en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumSchool of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan Dana Building, 430 E. University Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1115, U.S.A.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00227.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceBiotropicaen_US
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