Seasonal storage of nutrients by perennial herbaceous species in undisturbed and disturbed deciduous hardwood forests

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Mabry, Cathy M ^a   Gerken, Michaeleen E ^a   Thompson, Janette R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Agricultural landscape; Below ground biomass; Ephemeral; Pollution; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049099982     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-7-18302     Document Type: Article

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