Relationship between soil chemical factors and grassland diversity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-78

  Janssens, F ^a   Peeters, A ^a   Tallowin, J R B ^b   Bakker, J P ^c   Bekker, R M ^c   Fillat, F ^d   Oomes, M J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grassland; Nitrogen; Nutrient competition; Phosphorus; Plant diversity; Potassium

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0031708198     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004389614865     Document Type: Article

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