Biogeochemical changes accompanying woody plant encroachment in a subtropical savanna

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1999-2011

  Hibbard, K A ^a   Archer, S ^a   Schimel, D S ^b   Valentine, D W ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Grass; Grazing; Landscape biogeochemistry; Shrub; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen; Subtropical savanna; Vegetation change; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; SAVANNA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WOODY PLANT;

POACEAE;

EID: 0034921069     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1999:BCAWPE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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