Effects of plant composition and diversity on nutrient cycling.

Authors :: Hooper, David U.
Vitousek, Peter M.
Source :: Ecological Monographs. Feb98, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p121. 29p. 10 Charts, 64 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 1998
Abstract: Evaluates the effects of plant functional group richness on seasonal patterns of soil nitrogen and phosphorus cycling using serpentine grassland in south San Jose, California. Available nutrients; Anion exchange resin phosphorus; Bicarbonate extractable P; Water availability; Relative resource use; Leaching losses; Microbial dynamics.

Subjects :: *PLANT ecology
*ECOLOGY
*GRASSLANDS
*NITROGEN cycle
*PHOSPHORUS cycle (Biogeochemistry)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 00129615
Volume :: 68
Issue :: 1
Database :: Academic Search Index
Journal :: Ecological Monographs
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 174628
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9615(1998)068[0121:EOPCAD]2.0.CO;2