Does fertilizer application alter the effects of elevated CO2 on Carex leaf litter quality and in situ decomposition in an alpine grassland?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-206

  Arnone III, J A ^a   Hirschel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic environmental change; Atmospheric N deposition; C:N ratio; CO2 enrichment; CO2 x N interactions; Lignin:N ratio; Native terrestrial ecosystems; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

ALPINE GRASSLAND; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DECOMPOSITION; FERTILIZATION; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER;

SWITZERLAND;

CAREX; CAREX CURVULA; CYPERACEAE;

EID: 0030773992     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80006-9     Document Type: Article

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