Pinus ponderosa seedling establishment and the influence of competition with the bunchgrass Agropyron spicatum

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 509-515

  Kolb, Peter E ^a   Robberecht, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA SPICATA; AGROPYRON SPICATUM; PINACEAE; POACEAE;

BUNCHGRASS; CANOPY; COMPETITION; MORTALITY; PONDEROSA PINE; ROOT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

EID: 0030434587     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297369     Document Type: Article

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