Effects of nitrogen addition on successional dynamics and species diversity in Michigan old-fields

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 794-803

  Huberty, Lisa E ^a   Gross, Katherine L ^a   Miller, Carolyn J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Fertilization; Long term studies; Nitrogen; Old field; Plant succession; Species composition; Species diversity; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; NITROGEN; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OLD FIELD; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031765004     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.8650794.x     Document Type: Article

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