The variable effects of soil nitrogen availability and insect herbivory on aboveground and belowground plant biomass in an old-field ecosystem

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 771-780

  Blue, Jarrod D ^a   Souza, Lara ^a   Classen, Aimée T ^a   Schweitzer, Jennifer A ^a   Sanders, Nathan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Community structure; Insect herbivory; Old field ecosystems; Soil nitrogen; Top down

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INSECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLD FIELD; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL NITROGEN; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBIVORY; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SOIL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBIVORY; INSECTS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SOIL; TENNESSEE; TIME FACTORS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 80054021898     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2028-7     Document Type: Article

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