Which functional processes control the short-term effect of grazing on net primary production in grasslands?

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 114-124

  Leriche, H ^a   LeRoux, X ^b,e   Gignoux, J ^a   Tuzet, A ^d   Fritz, H ^c   Abbadie, L ^a   Loreau, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Nitrogen; Overcompensation; Root shoot allocation; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL MOISTURE;

(WEST); AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034798536     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100697     Document Type: Article

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