Species interactions at the level of fine roots in the field: Influence of soil nutrient heterogeneity and plant size

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 440-447

  Caldwell, Martyn M ^a   Manwaring, John H ^a   Durham, Susan L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Competition; Roots; Soil heterogeneity; Tussock grasses

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON DESERTORUM; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; TRIDENTATA; ASTERACEAE;

FINE ROOT; TUSSOCK GRASS;

EID: 0029661308     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329699     Document Type: Article

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