Defoliation effects on plant and soil properties in an experimental low arctic grassland community - the role of plant community structure

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2596-2604

  Sørensen, Louise I ^a,b   Mikola, Juha ^b,c   Kytöviita, Minna Maarit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Disturbance; Low arctic meadow; Plant community structure; Plant species richness; Soil community

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING; FUNGI; HARVESTING; MINERALOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROTOZOA; SOILS;

DEFOLIATION; DISTURBANCE; LOW ARCTIC MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANT SPECIES RICHNESS; SOIL COMMUNITY;

SOIL TESTING;

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DEFOLIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MEADOW; MINERALIZATION; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; FENNOSCANDIA;

APORCELAIMELLUS; ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 51549094138     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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