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Responses to Water and Nutrients in Coniferous Ecosystems

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Potentials and Limitations of Ecosystem Analysis

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 61))

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In most temperate environments the major limiting factors for forest production are water and/or nutrients. Both factors greatly influence the amount of foliage produced by a stand and consequently have a direct effect upon the amount of radiation that is intercepted.

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    Helmut Zwölfer

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Linder, S. (1987). Responses to Water and Nutrients in Coniferous Ecosystems. In: Schulze, ED., Zwölfer, H. (eds) Potentials and Limitations of Ecosystem Analysis. Ecological Studies, vol 61. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71630-0_9

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