Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing: Aboveground productivity along soil phosphorus gradients

Community Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Thiel Engenter, C ^a   Risch, Anita C ^a   Jurgensen, M F ^b   Page Dumroese, D S ^c   Krusi B O ^d   Schutz M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d University of Applied Sciences Waedenswil   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Grazing history; Grazing pattern; High elevation; Primary production; Swiss National Park

Indexed keywords

DEER; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34447564014     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13     Document Type: Article

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