Role of litter decomposition for the increased primary production in areas heavily grazed by reindeer: A litterbag experiment

Oikos

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 507-515

  Olofsson, Johan ^a   Oksanen, Lauri ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEER; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA NANA; BRYOPHYTA; CAREX; CAREX BIGELOWII; CERVIDAE; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0036230596     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.960312.x     Document Type: Article

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