Impacts of water level fluctuation on mesotrophic rich fens: Acidification vs. eutrophication

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 998-1009

  Cusell, Casper ^a,b   Lamers, Leon P M ^b   van Wirdum, Geert ^c   Kooijman, Annemieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkalinization; Buffer capacity; Desiccation; Hamatocaulis vernicosus; Inundation; Mesocosm; Phosphorus mobilization; Scorpidium scorpioides; Water management; Water table fluctuation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DOMINANCE; EUTROPHICATION; FEN; INFILTRATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; MOSS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUMMER; WATER LEVEL;

BRYOPHYTA; HAMATOCAULIS VERNICOSUS; SCORPIDIUM SCORPIOIDES;

EID: 84880328034     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12096     Document Type: Article

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