Effects of fire, mowing and nitrogen addition on root characteristics in tall-grass prairie

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 541-546

  Benning, T L ^a,b   Seastedt, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Below ground Biomass; Rhizome; Root growth; Root window

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030660571     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237205     Document Type: Article

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