Effects of defoliation on competitive interactions in European white birch

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2369-2377

  Augner, Magnus ^a   Tuomi, Juha ^a,c   Rousi, Matti ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Competition; Defoliation; European white birch; Herbivory; Indirect interactions between plants; Palatability vs. competition

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DEFOLIATION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; BETULA PENDULA; DICOTYLEDONEAE; MAMMALIA; PENDULA;

EID: 0031401140     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2369:EODOCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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