The impact of sheep grazing on net nitrogen mineralization rate in two temperate salt marshes

Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 553-560

  Kiehl, K ^a,d   Esselink, P ^b,c   Gettner, S ^a   Bakker, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Koeman and Bijkerk Ecological Research and Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grazing experiment; Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; Salt marsh; Seasonality; Vegetation; Zonation

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SALTMARSH; SHEEP; STOCKING DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA RUBRA; OVIS ARIES; PUCCINELLIA MARITIMA;

EID: 0034758622     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17730     Document Type: Article

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