Intraspecific and diffuse competition: The response of Nassella pulchra in a California grassland

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 484-492

  Dyer, A R ^a,b   Rice, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

California annual grassland; Competitive suppression; Diffuse competition; Grassland restoration; Interspecific competition; Intraspecific competition; Nassella pulchra; Perennial bunchgrass; Purple needlegrass

Indexed keywords

NASSELLA PULCHRA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

DIFFUSE COMPETITION; GRASSLAND; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PURPLE NEEDLEGRASS;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030613876     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0484:IADCTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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