Soil nutrient fluxes and vegetation changes on molehills

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Canals, Rosa Maria ^a   Sebastià, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Grassland; Growth form; N mineralization; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

BURROW; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETATION COVER;

EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 0034144547     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236771     Document Type: Article

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