Soil organic matter accumulation and its implications for nitrogen mineralization and plant species composition during succession in coastal dune slacks

Plant Ecology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Berendse, F ^a   Lammerts, E J ^b   Olff, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Agriculture Nature and Food quality Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dune slacks; Nitrogen mineralization; Plant species replacement; Soil organic matter accumulation; Succession

Indexed keywords

DUNE SLACK; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PEDOGENESIS; PLANT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUCCESSION;

NETHERLANDS, TERSCHELLING ISLAND;

OXYCOCCUS MACROCARPOS; SALIX REPENS;

EID: 0031878198     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008051931963     Document Type: Article

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