Ungulate vs. landscape control of soil C and N processes in grasslands of Yellowstone National Park

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2229-2241

  Frank, Douglas A ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Grassland; Grazing; Herbivory; Large herbivores; Nitrogen; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031704564     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2229:UVLCOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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