Contrasting effects of hemiparasites on ecosystem processes: Can positive litter effects offset the negative effects of parasitism?

Oecologia

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-200

  Spasojevic, Marko J ^a   Suding, Katharine N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Decomposition; Nitrogen cycling; Niwot Ridge

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; DECOMPOSITION; FIELD SURVEY; HEMIPARASITE; HERB; LITTER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LOSS; PARASITISM; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUNDRA;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NIWOT RIDGE; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

CASTILLEJA;

EID: 78650724591     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1726-x     Document Type: Article

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