Differential effects of functional traits on aboveground biomass in semi-natural grasslands

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1659-1668

  Schumacher, Jens ^a   Roscher, Christiane ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEAF AREA; LIFE CYCLE; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 71949093482     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17711.x     Document Type: Article

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