Stoichiometric response of dominant grasses to fire and mowing in a semi-arid grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 154-160

  Lu X T ^a,b   Lu F M ^b   Zhou, L S ^b   Han, X ^b   Han, X G ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Annual burning; C:N:P; Clipping; Hay harvesting; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient resorption

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HARVESTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; MOWING; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHORUS; SEMIARID REGION; SENESCENCE; STOCHASTICITY;

CHINA;

CLEISTOGENES SQUARROSA; LEYMUS CHINENSIS; POACEAE; STIPA GRANDIS;

EID: 83955165281     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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