Nutrient enrichment reduces complementarity and increases priority effects in prairies managed for bioenergy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 381-389

  Jarchow, Meghann E ^a   Liebman, Matt ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool season grass; Curve fitting; Grassland; Nitrogen fertilization; Point intercept; Warm season grass

Indexed keywords

COOL-SEASON GRASS; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; POINT INTERCEPT; WARM-SEASON GRASS;

BIOMASS; CURVE FITTING; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOENERGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHENOLOGY; PRAIRIE; RESOURCE USE;

POACEAE;

EID: 84355166374     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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