Response patterns of Vaccinium myrtillus and V. vitis-idaea along nutrient gradients in boreal forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-26

  Mäkipää, Raisa ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Calcium; Dwarf shrub; Ecological amplitude; Fertilization; Gradient analysis; Ground vegetation; Niche; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NICHE; NUTRIENT;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS IDAEA;

EID: 0033082697     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237156     Document Type: Article

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