Defoliation, waterlogging and dung influences allocation patterns of Deschampsia caespitosa

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 634-639

  Merrill, Evelyn H ^a   Colberg, Patricia J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Flooding; Herbivory; Nitrogen dynamics; Tufted hairgrass; Wet meadows

Indexed keywords

DEFOLIATION; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; MANURE; WATERLOGGING;

ANIMALIA; DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0344946380     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003939     Document Type: Article

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