Indirect effects of deer herbivory on local nitrogen availability in a coastal dune ecosystem

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 124-132

  McNeil, Sean G ^a   Cushman, J Hall ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; DUNE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; LUPINUS CHAMISSONIS; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 20444399904     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13686.x     Document Type: Article

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