Root proliferation and marginal patch value

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-393

  Gleeson, Scott K ^a   Fry, Jann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING HYPOTHESIS; PATCH QUALITY; RESOURCE LEVEL; ROOT PROLIFERATION;

POACEAE; SORGHUM VULGARE;

EID: 0030620257     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546023     Document Type: Article

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