Spatial heterogeneity and dependence of soils and herbaceous plant communities in adjacent seasonal wetland and pasture sites

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 951-963

  Dick, David A ^a   Gilliam, Frank S ^b  

^a Plant Industries Division   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrification; Nitrogen mineralization; Nitrogen saturation; Soil cations

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOODPLAIN; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

ARTHRAXON HISPIDUS;

EID: 55949121319     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[951:SHADOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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