Defoliation-induced enhancement of total aboveground nitrogen yield of grasses

Oikos

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 280-284

  Green, Ronald A ^a,b   Detling, James K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b TRW Environmental Safety Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; CLIPPING; DEFOLIATION; GRASS; GRAZING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK;

POACEAE;

EID: 0034505130     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.910208.x     Document Type: Article

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