Intra-specific variation in relative growth rate: Impact on competitive ability and performance of Lychnis flos-cucuti in habitats differing in soil fertility

Plant and Soil

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 313-327

  Biere, Arjen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Leaf area ratio; Lychnis flos cuculi; Net assimilation rate; Phenotypic selection; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GROWTH; RAGGED ROBIN; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; SOIL FERTILITY;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; ASTERACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI; POACEAE; TARAXACUM HOLLANDICUM;

EID: 0030301092     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00029062     Document Type: Article

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