Physical disturbance determines effects from nitrogen addition on ground vegetation in boreal coniferous forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-371

  Strengbom, Joachim ^a   Nordin, Annika ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

diversity; diversity; Ground vegetation; Multiple perturbations; Nitrogen enrichment

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BRYOPHYTE; CLEARCUTTING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BISPGARDEN; JAMTLAND; SWEDEN;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84858333929     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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