Competition and herbivory in establishing grassland communities: Implications for plant biomass, species diversity and soil microbial activity

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 470-480

  Wardle, David A ^a,b   Barker, Gary M ^a,c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0031473291     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546620     Document Type: Article

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