Nutrient input from hemiparasitic litter favors plant species with a fast-growth strategy

Plant and Soil

Volumn 371, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 53-66

  Demey, Andreas ^a   Staelens, Jeroen ^a   Baeten, Lander ^a   Boeckx, Pascal ^a   Hermy, Martin ^b   Kattge, Jens ^c   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N tracing; Leaf traits; Litter addition; Nutrient cycling; Pedicularis sylvatica; Rhinanthus angustifolius; Semi natural grassland; TRY

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; HEMIPARASITE; HERB; LITTER; MYCORRHIZA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; SHOOT;

PEDICULARIS; PEDICULARIS SYLVATICA; RHINANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS;

EID: 84884812181     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1658-4     Document Type: Article

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