Nordic Empetrum Dominated Ecosystems: Function and Susceptibility to Environmental Changes

This paper reviews the knowledge on crowberry (Empetrum nigrum ssp. nigrum and ssp. hermaphroditum) dominated ecosystems in the Nordic region. Empetrum leaves and litter have high phenolic content resulting in slow decomposition, and with the formation of an organic top soil, nutrients are kept in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ambio 2000-03, Vol.29 (2), p.90-97
Hauptverfasser:	Tybirk, Knud, Nilsson, Marie-Charlotte, Michelsen, Anders, Kristensen, Hanne Lakkenborg, Shevtsova, Anna, Tune Strandberg, Morten, Johansson, Marianne, Nielsen, Knud Erik, Riis-Nielsen, Torben, Strandberg, Beate, Johnsen, Ib
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Boreal forests Ecosystems Forest soils Heathland soils Heathlands Marine ecosystems Plants Soil ecology Subshrubs Vegetation
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