Are low-productive plant communities responsive to nutrient addition? Evidence from sand pioneer grassland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 343-354

  Storm, Christian ^a   Süss, Karin ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcareous grassland; Carbon addition; Fertilization experiment; Nitrogen deposition; Nutrient limitation; Primary production; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; GRASSLAND; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; VASCULAR PLANT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHINE VALLEY;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA STOEBE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 53549121417     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18374     Document Type: Article

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