The role of soil phosphorus sorption characteristics in the functioning and stability of lowland heath ecosystems

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-217

  Manning, Peter ^a,b,c   Putwain, Philip D ^b   Webb, Nigel R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecosystem state; Heathland; Invasion; Leaching; Transition

Indexed keywords

INVASIBILITY; LEACHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SHRUBLAND; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SORPTION;

EID: 33750218475     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-006-9037-3     Document Type: Article

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