A 5-year study of the effects of nutrient availability and herbivory on two boreal forest herbs

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-430

  John, Elizabeth ^a,b   Turkington, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemone; Boreal forest; Herbaceous vegetation; Herbivory; Mertensia; Nutrient addition; Snowshoe hare cycle

Indexed keywords

EXCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FERTILIZATION; FLOWERING STEM; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PANICLED BLUEBELL; SMALL-FLOWERED ANEMONE;

ANEMONE; ANEMONE PARRIFLORA; BORAGINACEAE; CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA; EUSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MERTENSIA PANICULATA; PULMONARIA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 0030931065     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960566     Document Type: Article

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