Effects of summer grazing by reindeer on composition of vegetation, productivity and nitrogen cycling

Ecography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-24

  Olofsson, Johan ^a   Kitti, Heidi ^b   Rautiainen, Pirjo ^b   Stark, Sari ^b   Oksanen, Lauri ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TUNDRA; UNGULATE;

NORWAY;

BRYOPHYTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0035089031     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2001.240103.x     Document Type: Article

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