Biomass production of the last remaining fen with Saxifraga hirculus in Switzerland is controlled by nitrogen availability

Botanica Helvetica

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-174

  Venterink, Harry Olde ^a   Vittoz, Pascal ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endangered plant; Fen; N:P stoichiometry; Nutrient limitation; Red list species; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HERB; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RED LIST; SOIL NUTRIENT; STOICHIOMETRY; WETLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

SAXIFRAGA HIRCULUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 72149086109     PISSN: 02531453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-008-0861-z     Document Type: Article

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