Demographic evaluation of a herbivory-sensitive perennial bunchgrass: Does it possess an Achilles heel?

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-17

  Hendon, B C ^a   Briske, D D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUNCHGRASS; DEFOLIATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HERBIVORY;

ERIOCHLOA SERICEA; POACEAE;

EID: 0030864616     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546510     Document Type: Article

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