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Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South...

Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South...

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Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South American coastal dry forests

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Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South American coastal dry forests

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e86381-e86381

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Marine-derived nutrients can increase primary productivity and change species composition of terrestrial plant communities in coastal and riverine ecosystems. We hypothesized that sea nutrient subsidies have a positive effect on nitrogen assimilation and seedling survival of non-nitrogen fixing species, increasing the relative abundance of non-nitr...

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Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South American coastal dry forests

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1491120616

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1491120616

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0086381

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