Selective herbivory on a nitrogen fixing legume (Lathyrus venosus) influences productivity and ecosystem nitrogen pools in an oak savanna

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-174

  Knops, Johannes M H ^a,c   Ritchie, Mark E ^b   Tilman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exclosures; Herbivory; Legumes; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen fixation; Oak savanna

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAVANNA;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS VENOSUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 0033947599     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682585     Document Type: Article

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