Contrasting community responses to fertilization and the role of the competitive ability of dominant species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-147

  Liancourt, P D ^a,b   Viard Cretat F ^a,c   Michalet, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

Author keywords

Calcareous grasslands; Community level; Competition; Conservative species; Exploitative species; Neighborhood level; Nutrients; Water.

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DOMINANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PREDICTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARRHENATHERUM; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM RUPESTRE; BROMUS; BROMUS ERECTUS; POACEAE;

EID: 70249129718     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05501.x     Document Type: Article

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