Nutrient Content and Substrate Effect on Fine Root Density and Size Distribution in a Nicaraguan Rain Forest 1
dc.contributor.author | Blair, Brent C. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Perfecto, lvette | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T18:30:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T18:30:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Blair, 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 |
dc.identifier.issn | 0006-3606 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-7429 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71707 | |
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dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd | en_US |
dc.rights | 2001 The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Key Words | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Nicaragua | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Nutrient Foraging | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Nutrient Heterogeneity | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Root Ingrowth Core | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Tropical Wet Forest | en_US |
dc.title | Nutrient Content and Substrate Effect on Fine Root Density and Size Distribution in a Nicaraguan Rain Forest 1 | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan Dana Building, 430 E. University Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1115, U.S.A. | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/71707/1/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00227.x.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00227.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Biotropica | en_US |
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