Functional diversity affects decomposition processes in experimental grasslands

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-555

  Scherer Lorenzen, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BIODEPTH; Biodiversity; Functional traits; Legumes; Litter quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; HERB; LEGUME; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 43949140536     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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