Comparison of methods for assessing the impact of different disturbances and nutrient conditions upon functional characteristics of grassland communities

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 823-831

  Duru, M ^a   Ansquer, P ^a   Jouany, C ^a   Theau, J P ^a   Cruz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cutting; fertility; grazing; leaf dry matter content; meadow; N Ellenberg indices; nitrogen; pasture; plant functional trait; plant height

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; DISTURBANCE; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASTURE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE;

FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL; PYRENEES;

EID: 78049315426     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq178     Document Type: Article

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