Nitrogen transfer between herbivores and their forage species

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1195-1203

  Sjögersten, Sofie ^a   Kuijper, Dries P J ^b,c   van der Wal, René ^d   Loonen, Maarten J J E ^b   Huiskes, Ad H L ^e   Woodin, Sarah J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

15N; Arctic; Faeces; Forage species; Geese; Herbivory; Moss; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Trophic interactions; Tundra; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FECES; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; MOSS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SOIL SURFACE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TUNDRA; WATERFOWL;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ANSER; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE; THORACICA;

EID: 77955555689     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0809-9     Document Type: Article

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