Partitioning the effects of plant biomass and litter on Andropogon gerardi in old-field vegetation

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2091-2104

  Foster, Bryan L ^a   Gross, Katharine L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardi; C4 grass; Community biomass; Competition; Neighbor and litter effects; Old fields; Removal experiments

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANDROPOGON GERARDI; POACEAE;

BIOMASS; C-4 GRASS; COMPETITION; LITTER; OLD-FIELD;

EID: 0031284553     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265947     Document Type: Article

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