Vegetation change and homogenization of species composition in temperate nutrient deficient Scots pine forests after 45 yr

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-121

  Reinecke, Jennifer ^a   Klemm, Gunther ^b   Heinken, Thilo ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b not available   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canopy closure; Cryptogams; Eutrophication; Litter raking; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BRYOPHYTE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EUTROPHICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LICHEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOPSOIL; UNDERSTORY; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; SPREEWALD;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84890556687     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12069     Document Type: Article

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