Does background nitrogen deposition affect the response of boreal vegetation to fertilization?

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 615-624

  Hedwall, P O ^a   Nordin, A ^a   Strengbom, J ^a   Brunet, J ^a   Olsson, B ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forest understory; Nitrogen deposition gradient; Nitrogen fertilization; Plant species abundance; Plant species composition

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST FLOOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SATURATION; UNDERSTORY;

SWEDEN;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SWEDEN; TREES;

EID: 84884812678     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2638-3     Document Type: Article

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