Influence of plant functional group removal on inorganic soil nitrogen concentrations in native grasslands

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-310

  Davies, Kirk W ^a   Pokorny, Monica L ^b   Sheley, Roger L ^a   James, Jeremy J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Competition; Grasslands; Nitrate; Removal experiment; Seasonal nutrient use; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLACEAE;

EID: 34249792103     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2007)60[304:IOPFGR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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