Drought effects on above- and belowground production of a grazed temperate grassland ecosystem

Oecologia

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-139

  Frank, Douglas A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Drought; Grassland; Herbivory; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBIVORY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL PROPERTY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; POACEAE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMALS; NATURAL DISASTERS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; POACEAE; WATER;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

UNGULATA;

EID: 34247380649     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0632-8     Document Type: Article

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