Contingent effects of plant species on soils along a regional moisture gradient in the great plains

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-402

  Vinton, Mary Ann ^a,b   Burke, Ingrid C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Litter quality; Plant soil interactions; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030893022     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050174     Document Type: Article

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