Nitrogen supply effects on leaf dynamics and nutrient input into the soil of plant species in a sub-arctic tundra ecosystem

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Aerts, Rien ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leaf production; Leaf turnover; Nitrogen availability; Plant soil feedbacks; Tundra

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SUBARCTIC REGION; TUNDRA;

ANDROMEDA; ANDROMEDA POLIFOLIA; BETULA; BETULA NANA; EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; ERIOPHORUM; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM;

EID: 58149504257     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0521-1     Document Type: Article

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