Experimental investigation of fertilization and irrigation effects on an alpine heath, Northwestern Caucasus, Russia

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 602-610

  Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A ^a   Onipchenko, Vladimir G ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEATHLAND; IRRIGATION;

CAUCASUS; EURASIA;

EID: 28844492075     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0602:EIOFAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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