Mass allocation and self-burial of Aristida tuberculosa florets

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 306-311

  Collins, Beverly S ^a   Wein, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Aristida tuberculosa; Hygroscopic awns

Indexed keywords

FLORET; MASS ALLOCATION; SELF-BURIAL; SOIL FERTILITY;

ARISTIDA TUBERCULOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031463284     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997265     Document Type: Article

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