The impact of herbivores on nitrogen mineralization rate: Consequences for salt-marsh succession

Oecologia

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Van Wijnen, Harm J ^a   Van Der Wal, René ^a   Bakker, Jan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Goose; Hare; Herbivory; Litter

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SALTMARSH; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0032989811     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050722     Document Type: Article

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