Enhancement of photosynthesis and growth of an aridland perennial in response to soil nitrogen pulses generated by mule deer

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-180

  Peek, Michael S ^a,b   Forseth, Irwin N ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado plateau; Cryptantha flava; Desert; Odocoileous hemionus; Pellet groups; Urine pulse

Indexed keywords

DESERT; EXCRETION; FECAL PELLET; GROWTH; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL NITROGEN; UNGULATE; URINE;

UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CRYPTANTHA FLAVA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 0037378928     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(02)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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