Nitrogen deposition is negatively related to species richness and species composition of vascular plants and bryophytes in Swiss mountain grassland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-126

  Roth, Tobias ^a,b   Kohli, Lukas ^a   Rihm, Beat ^c   Achermann, Beat ^d  

^a Hintermann and Weber SA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Meteotest   (Switzerland)

^d Bundesamt fur Umweltschutz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta diversity; Biodiversity monitoring; Biotic homogenization; Mountain hay meadows; Nitrogen deposition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MOUNTAIN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; SITALAKHAYA RIVER;

EID: 84881307820     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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