Changes in soil characteristics and plant species composition along a moisture gradient in a Mediterranean pasture

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-98

  Tzialla, C E ^a   Veresoglou, D S ^b   Papakosta, D ^b   Mamolos, A P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Pamvotis lake; Species composition; Wet meadow; Wet pasture

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; MOISTURE GRADIENT; NUMBER OF SPECIES; PAMVOTI LAKE; PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WET MEADOW; WET PASTURE;

LAKES;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PASTURE; PLANT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOODING; GRASS; GRAZING; GREECE; LAKE; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PH; PLANT ECOLOGY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SUMMER; VEGETATION; WINTER; ZONATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CAREX; POACEAE;

EID: 33747590177     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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