Controls of primary productivity and nutrient cycling in a temperate grassland with year-round production

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 416-428

  Semmartin, María ^a   Oyarzabal, Mariano ^a   Loreti, Juan ^a   Oesterheld, Martín ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aerial net primary production; Grassland; Light; Mowing; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; LIGHT; MOWING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASON; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; FLOODING PAMPA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947317819     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01706.x     Document Type: Article

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