Direct and indirect effects of herbivores on nitrogen dynamics: Voles in riparian areas

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 78-87

  Sirotnak, Joseph M ^a   Huntly, Nancy J ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Legumes; Microtus; Mineralization; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen, potentially mineralizable; Plant litter; Riparian; Soil organic matter; Trifolium; Voles; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RODENT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

MICROTUS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0033960676     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0078:DAIEOH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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