Ecosystem properties determined by plant functional group identity

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 459-469

  McLaren, Jennie R ^a   Turkington, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Fertilization; Mass ratio hypothesis; Mycorrhizae; Plant functional group; Removal experiment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FUNCTIONAL GROUP; FUNGICIDE; GRASSLAND; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MASS BALANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT;

CANADA;

EID: 77749292096     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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