Response of dwarf shrubs to neighbour removal and nutrient addition and their influence on community structure in a subalpine heath

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 256-266

  Gerdol, Renato ^a   Brancaleoni, Lisa ^a   Menghini, Marisa ^a   Marchesini, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competition; Empetrum; Facilitation; Nutrient limitation; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HEATHLAND; ITALY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; SHOOT ELONGATION; SPECIES COMPETITION; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SHRUB;

ITALY;

EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM;

EID: 0034054262     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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