A trait-based analysis of the role of phosphorus vs. nitrogen enrichment in plant species loss across North-west European grasslands

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1155-1163

  Ceulemans, Tobias ^a   Merckx, Roeland ^a   Hens, Maarten ^b   Honnay, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Mycorrhizae; N deposition; Nutrient enrichment; Plant functional traits; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LOGISTICS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STRESS RESISTANCE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SYMBIOSIS;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARBUSCULAR;

EID: 80052813036     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02023.x     Document Type: Article

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