The response of understory herbaceous plants to nitrogen fertilization in forests of different land-use history

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2182-2188

  Fraterrigo, Jennifer M ^a   Pearson, Scott M ^b   Turner, Monica G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MARS HILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization experiment; Forest herbs; Nutrient limitation; Southern Appalachians

Indexed keywords

ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LANDS; AGRICULTURE SITES; CONCENTRATION OF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZATION EXPERIMENT; FOLIAR N; FOREST HERBS; HERBACEOUS PLANTS; LEAF AREAS; LIGHT ENVIRONMENTS; N AVAILABILITIES; N FERTILIZATIONS; N SATURATIONS; NATIVE FORESTS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATIONS; NORTH CAROLINA , USA; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PLANTS GROWING; REDUCED FREQUENCIES; REFERENCE SITES; SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; ONLINE SEARCHING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONSERVATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; LAND USE; LEAF AREA; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

CONSERVATION; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH; HERBS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; PLANTS;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ARISAEMA; ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; OSMORHIZA; POLYGONATUM; PRENANTHES ALTISSIMA; PROSARTES LANUGINOSA;

EID: 63749130618     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.02.036     Document Type: Article

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