Seasonal dynamics of biomass and nitrogen in canopies of Solidago altissima and effects of a yearly mowing treatment

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-77

  Egli, Philipp ^a   Schmid, Bernhard ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Annual stand development; Asteraceae; Leaf senescence; Nitrogen allocation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; MOWING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASTERACEAE; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO ALTISSIMA; SOLIDAGO CANADENSIS VAR. SCABRA;

EID: 0034067806     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(00)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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