Differential effects of ammonium and nitrate on three heathland species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-196

  De Graaf, Maaike C C ^a   Bobbink, Roland ^a   Roelofs, Jan G M ^a   Verbeek, Peter J M ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Natuurbalans/Limens Divergens   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium toxicity; Arnica montana; Calluna vulgaris; Cirsium dissectum; Nitrogen; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACID GRASSLAND; ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIUM; HEATHLAND; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

NETHERLANDS;

ARNICA MONTANA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CIRSIUM DISSECTUM;

EID: 0031967034     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009717613380     Document Type: Article

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