The effect of reindeer grazing on decomposition, mineralization and soil biota in a dry oligotrophic Scots pine forest

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 301-310

  Stark, Sari ^a   Wardle, David A ^b   Ohtonen, Rauni ^e   Helle, Timo ^c   Yeates, Gregor W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Forest Research Inst of Finland   (Finland)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GRAZING; MINERALIZATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; SOIL BIOTA;

FINLAND; LAPLAND;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0033849792     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900210.x     Document Type: Article

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