Improved quality of beneath-canopy grass in South African savannas: Local and seasonal variation

Questions: Do large trees improve the nutrient content and the structure of the grass layer in savannas? Does the magnitude of this improvement differ with locality (soil nutrients) and season (water availability)? Are grass structure and species composition beneath tree canopies influenced by soil...

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Published in:	Journal of vegetation science Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 663 - 670
Main Authors:	Treydte, Anna C., van Beeck, F. A Looringh, Ludwig, F., Heitkönig, I. M A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Opulus Press Uppsala 01.10.2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Opulus Press Opulus Press AB
Subjects:	botanical composition canopy Carbon content cattle chemical constituents of plants community structure dry season Dry seasons ecosystem Fixation forage quality Forest canopy Grasses Grazing habitats herbivores Herbivory leaves Nitrogen nitrogen content Nitrogen fixation nutrient content nutrient uptake Nutrients open eucalypt woodlands perennial grasses phosphorus Plant nutrition Rainy seasons Savanna soils Savannas seasonal variation Seasons shade Soil fertility Soil nutrients Soils South Africa Species composition species diversity sward Tree canopy Trees understory vegetation wet season Wetland flora wilting South Africa
ISSN:	1100-9233, 1654-1103, 1104-7402
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