Vascular plant removal effects on biological N fixation vary across a boreal forest island gradient

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1704-1714

  Gundale, Michael J ^a   Wardle, David A ^a   Nilsson, Marie Charlotte ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity function; Biodiversity loss; Compensation; Context dependent; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Hylocomium splendens; Northern sweden; Pleurozium schreberi; Species identity; Species specific interactions; Vaccinium myrtillis; Vaccinium vitis idaea

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COMPENSATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISLAND; LIGHTNING; NITROGEN FIXATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SHRUB; SOIL NITROGEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TREE;

ARCTIC REGIONS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS; TREES;

SWEDEN;

EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM HERMAPHRODITUM; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; TRACHEOPHYTA; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

EID: 77953268737     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0709.1     Document Type: Article

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