Impact of sod-cutting and choppering on nutrient budgets of dry heathlands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-353

  Niemeyer, Marion ^a   Niemeyer, Thomas ^a   Fottner, Silke ^a   Härdtle, Werner ^a   Mohamed, Abdelmenam ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nutrient deposition; Calluna vulgaris; Deschampsia flexuosa; Leaching; Nitrogen; Nutrient removal

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; HUMUS; LEACHING; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT LOSS; SOIL HORIZON; SUCCESSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY; LUENEBURG HEATH NATURE RESERVE;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 34547124948     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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