The effect of simulated herbivory on growth and nutrient status of focal and neighbouring early successional woody plant species

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1380-1392

  Lagerström, Anna ^a   Bellingham, Peter J ^b   Bonner, Karen I ^b   Wardle, David A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFOLIATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FLOODPLAIN; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PALATABILITY; PIONEER SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; STOICHIOMETRY;

NEW ZEALAND;

CARMICHAELIA; FUCHSIA; FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA; WEINMANNIA; WEINMANNIA RACEMOSA;

EID: 80051577894     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19468.x     Document Type: Article

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