The effect of increased temperature and nitrogen deposition on decomposition in bogs

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1258-1268

  Breeuwer, Angela ^a   Heijmans, Monique ^a   Robroek, Bjorn J M ^a   Limpens, Juul ^a   Berendse, Frank ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BOG; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOSS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; PEATLAND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VASCULAR PLANT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM BALTICUM; SPHAGNUM FUSCUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 49249092831     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16518.x     Document Type: Article

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