Variations in the foliar nutrient content of mire plants: Effects of growth-form based grouping and habitat

Plant Ecology

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-251

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bog; Fen; N:P ratio; Nitrogen; Phosphorus Plant functional type

Indexed keywords

BOG; FEN; GROWTH FORM; HETEROGENEITY; MAGNESIUM; MEADOW; MOSS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POTASSIUM; SCRUB; STREAM; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER TABLE;

ALPS; ITALY;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 78650693748     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9786-x     Document Type: Article

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