Canopy roots: convergent evolution in rainforest nutrient cycles [Washington]

Accumulations of living and dead epiphytes in the canopy of rainforest trees provide an aboveground nutrient resource. A wide range of host tree species in both temperate and tropical rainforests gain access to these nutrients by putting forth extensive networks of adventitious roots beneath the epi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1981-11, Vol.214 (4524), p.1023-1024
1. Verfasser:	Nadkarni, Nalini M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Epiphytes Forest canopy Forest litter Parasite hosts Plant nutrition Plant roots Soil nutrients Tree nutrition Trees Tropical rain forests
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