Nitrogen losses from perennial grass species

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-143

  Vazquez De Aldana B R ^a,b   Geerts, R H E M ^a   Berendse, F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

15N pulse labelling; Grasses; Litter production; Nitrogen loss

Indexed keywords

GRASS; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; FESTUCA OVINA; FESTUCA RUBRA; LOLIUM PERENNE; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 0029752528     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328592     Document Type: Article

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