Physiological and growth responses of Centaurea maculosa (Asteraceae) to root herbivory under varying levels of interspecific plant competition and soil nitrogen availability

Oecologia

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 141-149

  Steinger, Thomas ^a   Müller Schärer, Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Centaurea maculosa; Compensatory responses; Insect root herbivory; Plant competition; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; COMPETITION; HERBIVORY; LEPIDOPTERA; ROOT; SOIL NITROGEN;

AGAPETA ZOEGANA; ASTERACEAE; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; COCHYLIDAE; CURCULIONIDAE; CYPHOCLEONUS ACHATES;

EID: 0027063169     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00317253     Document Type: Article

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