Effects of climate and ecosystem disturbances on biogeochemical cycling in a semi-natural terrestrial ecosystem

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 191-206

  Beier, Claus ^a   Schmidt, Inger Kappel ^b   Kristensen, Hanne Lakkenborg ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Ecosystem disturbance; Ecosystem response; Experimental manipulation; Heathland; Nitrogen cycling; temperature increase; Warming

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFOLIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WARMING;

CALLUNA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LOCHMAEA; LOCHMAEA SUTURALIS; POACEAE;

EID: 4344585664     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000028354.34016.af     Document Type: Article

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