Impact of disturbance on above-ground water storage capacity of bryophytes in New Zealand indigenous tussock grassland ecosystems

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Michel, Pascale ^a,b,f   Payton, Ian J ^a   Lee, William G ^c,d   During, Heinjo J ^e  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ecosystem functions; Fire; Hydrology; Mosses; Species composition; Successional communities; Water related traits

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BRYOPHYTE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GROUND COVER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUCCESSION; TOPSOIL; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; URBAN AREA; WATER AVAILABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CAMPYLOPUS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; POLYTRICHUM JUNIPERINUM;

EID: 84873042221     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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