Decomposition of sub-arctic plants with differing nitrogen economies: A functional role for hemiparasites

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3209-3221

  Quested, Helen M ^a,b,h   Cornelissen, J Hans C ^c   Press, Malcolm C ^a   Callaghan, Terry V ^a,d   Aerts, Rien ^c   Trosien, Frank ^a   Riemann, Petra ^a   Gwynn Jones, Dylan ^e   Kondratchuk, Alexandra ^f   Jonasson, Sven E ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Climate Impacts Research Centre   (Sweden)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station   (Sweden)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bartsia alpina; Decomposition; Hemiparasite; Leaf; Life form; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixing plants; Nutrient cycling; Resorption; Sub arctic habitats

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HEMIPARASITE; LITTER; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SUBARCTIC REGION;

BARTSIA ALPINA;

EID: 10744223506     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0426     Document Type: Article

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