How plant diversity and legumes affect nitrogen dynamics in experimental grassland communities

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 412-421

  Mulder, C P H ^a,b   Jumpponen, A ^a,c   Hogberg P ^a   Huss Danell, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen fixer; Sampling effect; Species richness; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SWEDEN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 0036937755     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1043-0     Document Type: Article

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