The interaction of plant genotype and herbivory decelerate leaf litter decomposition and alter nutrient dynamics

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-145

  Schweitzer, Jennifer A ^a,b   Bailey, Joseph K ^a,b   Hart, Stephen C ^a,b   Wimp, Gina M ^a,b   Chapman, Samantha K ^a,b   Whitham, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Merriam Powell Center for Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GENOTYPE; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; PEMPHIGUS; PEMPHIGUS BETAE; POPULUS; RIPARIA;

EID: 20444383917     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13650.x     Document Type: Article

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