Impact of grazing on litter decomposition and nutrient availability in a grass-encroached Scots pine forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 158, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 117-126

  Smit, A ^a   Kooijman, A M ^a   Sevink, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Deschampsia flexuosa; Forest grazing; Nutrient availability; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

NUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0037086605     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00676-9     Document Type: Article

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