Understorey plant and soil responses to disturbance and increased nitrogen in boreal forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Manninen, O H ^a   Stark, S ^b   Kytoviita M M ^c   Lampinen, L ^a   Tolvanen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass removal; Boreal ecosystem; Deschampsia; Functional type; Microbial biomass C and N; Nitrogen addition; Nitrogen limitation; Nitrogen uptake; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; KUUSAMO; NORTHERN EUROPE; OULU [FINLAND]; SCANDINAVIA;

DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 65149095543     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05529.x     Document Type: Article

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