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Measurements of phyllosphere nitrogen fixation in a tropical and two sub-tropical rain forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S. Goosem  and
D. Lamb
S. Goosem
Affiliation:
Botany Department, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067, Australia
D. Lamb
Affiliation:
Botany Department, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4067, Australia
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Keywords

Australianitrogen fixationPapua New Guineaphyllosphererain forest
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1986 , pp. 373 - 376
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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