Soil carbon addition affects plant growth in a species-specific way

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Eschen, René ^a,b   Müller Schärer, Heinz ^b   Schaffner, Urs ^a  

^a CABI   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arable reversion; Carbon addition; Competition for nitrogen; Functional group; Grassland restoration; Life form; Plant biomass; Shoot:root ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SPECIES RICHNESS;

POACEAE;

EID: 33645103555     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01110.x     Document Type: Article

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