Tree species diversity effects on productivity, soil nutrient availability and nutrient response efficiency in a temperate deciduous forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 338, Issue , 2015, Pages 114-123

  Schmidt, Marcus ^a   Veldkamp, Edzo ^a   Corre, Marife D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

German deciduous forest; Hainich national park; Neighborhood approach; Net primary production; Nutrient limitation; Plant available soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CALCIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; LIME; NUTRIENTS; SOILS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; NATIONAL PARKS; NEIGHBORHOOD APPROACH; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; FACILITATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE;

FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTION; SOIL;

GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR; TILIA; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 84949115806     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.021     Document Type: Article

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