Vegetation diversity, growth, quality and decomposition in managed grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-84

  White, Todd A ^a   Barker, David J ^b,c   Moore, Kenneth J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Managed grasslands; New Zealand; Tissue quality; Vegetation diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0345874734     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(03)00169-5     Document Type: Article

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