Herbivore-induced changes in plant carbon allocation: Assessment of below-ground C fluxes using carbon-14

Oecologia

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-94

  Holland, J Nathaniel ^a,c   Cheng, Weixin ^b,d   Crossley Jr , D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c University of Miami   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; Herbivory; Photosynthetic rate; Rhizosphere respiration; Root exudates

Indexed keywords

ROMALEA GUTTATA; ROMALEA MICROPTERA; ZEA MAYS; ACRIDIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE;

CARBON FLUX; CARBON-14;

EID: 0029788975     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00582238     Document Type: Article

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