Shifts in litterfall and dominant nitrogen sources after expansion of shrub thickets

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-345

  Brantley, Steven T ^a   Young, Donald R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Stable isotopes; Woody encroachment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BARRIER ISLAND; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MYRICACEAE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; SEASON; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; MYRICACEAE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SEASONS; SOIL; VIRGINIA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

MORELLA CERIFERA; POACEAE;

EID: 39149098470     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0916-7     Document Type: Article

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