Separation of effects of moderate N deposition from natural change in ground vegetation of forests and bogs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1654-1663

  Köchy, Martin ^a   Bråkenhielm, Sven ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Nitrogen deposition; Species richness; Succession; Understorey; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; STANDARDIZATION; VEGETATION;

NITROGEN DEPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTOREY;

FORESTRY;

BOG; BRYOPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST COVER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; UNDERSTORY; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION TYPE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PICEA; VASCULAR PLANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PICEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 39749199101     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.11.039     Document Type: Article

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