Water and fertilizer have opposite effects on plant species richness in a mesic early successional habitat

Plant Ecology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Stevens, M Henry H ^a   Shirk, Rebecca ^b   Steiner, Claire E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Competition intensity; Diversity; Oldfield; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OLD FIELD; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER;

EID: 33745090477     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9003-5     Document Type: Article

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