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Shrub Expansion of Alnus viridis Drives Former Montane Grassland into Nitrogen Saturation

Shrub Expansion of Alnus viridis Drives Former Montane Grassland into Nitrogen Saturation

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Shrub Expansion of Alnus viridis Drives Former Montane Grassland into Nitrogen Saturation

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Shrub Expansion of Alnus viridis Drives Former Montane Grassland into Nitrogen Saturation

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New York: Springer Science + Business Media

Journal title

Ecosystems (New York), 2016-09, Vol.19 (6), p.968-985

Language

English

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New York: Springer Science + Business Media

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Contents

The N₂-fixing shrub Alnus viridis is currently encroaching on montane grasslands in the Alps as a result of reduced land management and complete abandonment. Alnus introduces large amounts of nitrogen (N) into these formerly N-poor grasslands and restricts the succession to montane forests. We studied pools and fluxes of N and the associated C pool...

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Shrub Expansion of Alnus viridis Drives Former Montane Grassland into Nitrogen Saturation

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1819142947

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1819142947

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ISSN

1432-9840

E-ISSN

1435-0629

DOI

10.1007/s10021-016-9979-9

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