Demographic variability in tiller populations of two perennial pampa grasses

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-376

  Laterra, Pedro ^a   Deregibus, V Alejandro ^b   Maceira, Néstor O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Clonal growth; Neighhour; Paspalum dilatatum; Sporobolus indicus

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC VARIATION; SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; TILLER DYNAMICS;

ARGENTINA;

PASPALUM DILATATUM; POA LANIGERA; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS INDICUS;

EID: 0031459963     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237326     Document Type: Article

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