Grazing-induced changes in plant species composition affect plant and soil properties of grassland mesocosms

Plant and Soil

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 471-481

  Semmartin, María ^a   Di Bella, Carla ^a   de Salamone, Inés García ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon; Grazing; Nitrogen; Plant species effect; Soil biota

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GRASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LEGUME; LITTER; MESOCOSM; MONOCULTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PALATABILITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POACEAE;

EID: 77149180103     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0126-7     Document Type: Article

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