Uptake and allocation of 15N in alpine plants: Implications for the importance of competitive ability in predicting community structure in a stressful environment

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-66

  Theodose, Theresa A ^a,b   Jaeger III, Charles H ^a,c   Bowman, William D ^a   Schardt, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE MEADOW; ALPINE PLANT; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; NITROGEN CYCLING; STRESS;

EID: 0029756888     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546321     Document Type: Article

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