Resource allocation patterns in a forb and a sedge in two arctic environments - Short-term response to herbivory

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 741-747

  Tolvanen, Anne ^a,b   Alatalo, Juha M ^c   Henry, Gregory H R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Swedish EU R and D Council   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FORAGE; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; CAREX ADELOSTOMA; ERIOPHORUM; ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; GYNAEPHORA GROENLANDICA; OXYRIA; OXYRIA DIGYNA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 3042725530     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2002.tb01937.x     Document Type: Article

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