Litter species composition influences the performance of seedlings of grassland herbs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 522-532

  Quested, H ^a   Eriksson, O ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass ratio hypothesis; Litter mixtures; Plant litter; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; HERB; LAND USE CHANGE; LITTER; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745070575     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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