Effects of experimental warming and nitrogen enrichment on leaf and litter chemistry of a wetland grass, Phragmites australis

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-228

  Flury, Sabine ^a,b,c   Gessner, Mark O ^a,b,c,d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Common reed; Fertilization; Field experiment; Lignin; Mesocosm experiment; Nutrient stoichiometry; Plant tissue quality

Indexed keywords

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84901826667     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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