Consequence of grazing pattern and vegetation structure on the spatial variations of net N mineralisation in a wet grassland

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 62-72

  Rossignol, Nicolas ^a   Bonis, Anne ^a   Bouzillé, Jan Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Grassland; Grazing intensity; Grazing pattern; Net N mineralisation; Nitrogen cycle; Vegetation composition

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27944503957     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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