Plant traits link hypothesis about resource-use and response to herbivory

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-474

  Rusch, G M ^a   Skarpe, C ^a   Halley, D J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpine ecosystem; Alpine plant communities; Free ranging grazing; Norway; Plant herbivore interactions; Resistance; Sheep; Sheep grazing; Soil fertility; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 67650529191     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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