Aboveground production and nutrient status of the vegetation of different mire types in the South-eastern Alps (Italy);Produzione primaria e status nutritizio nella vegetazione di torbiera nelle Alpi sud-orientali italiane

Botanica Helvetica

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Gerdol, Renato ^a   Siffi, Chiara ^a   Bombonato, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bog; Fen; Nutrient limitation; Peatland; Plant functional type; Poor rich gradient

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOG; FEN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT TYPE; MEADOW; MIRE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; POREWATER; SCRUB; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 78349310513     PISSN: 02531453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-010-0077-x     Document Type: Article

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