Are Growth Forms Consistent Predictors of Leaf Litter Quality and Decomposability across Peatlands along a Latitudinal Gradient?

1 Plant growth forms are widely used to predict the effects of environmental changes, such as climate warming and increased nitrogen deposition, on plant communities, and the consequences of species shifts for carbon and nutrient cycling. We investigated whether the relationship between growth forms...

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Published in:	The Journal of ecology Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 817 - 828
Main Authors:	Dorrepaal, Ellen, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, Aerts, Rien, Wallén, Bo, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK British Ecological Society 01.08.2005 Blackwell Science Ltd Blackwell Science Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biologi Biological and medical sciences Biological Sciences Chemical decomposition Climate change Decomposition Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation) Ekologi Environmental changes Environmental conditions Environmental effects environmental gradient Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Global warming high latitude Leaf litter Leaves Lignin Litter litter chemistry Natural Sciences Naturvetenskap Nitrogen nitrogen deposition Nutrient cycles Peatlands Plant biochemistry Plant communities Plant ecology plant functional types Plant growth Plant litter Plants Species Sphagnum Subarctic regions Temperate regions ANE, Europe high latitude Litter Growth Latitudinal gradient leaf litter nitrogen deposition litter chemistry Plant leaf decomposition plant functional types Peat bog Sphagnum peatlands environmental gradient climate change
ISSN:	0022-0477, 1365-2745, 1365-2745
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