Nutrient leaching in dry heathland ecosystems: Effects of atmospheric deposition and management

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-215

  Härdtle, Werner ^a   Von Oheimb, Goddert ^a   Niemeyer, Marion ^a   Niemeyer, Thomas ^a   Assmann, Thorsten ^a   Meyer, Hartmut ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Element budget; Element retention; N saturation; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CALCIUM; DICOTYLEDON; HEATHLAND; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 35348815587     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9156-5     Document Type: Article

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