Effects of nutrient and soil moisture on competition between Carex stricta, Phalaris arundinacea, and Typha latifolia

Plant Ecology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-190

  Wetzel, Paul R ^a   Van Der Valk, Arnold G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Foliar nitrogen; Foliar phosphorus; Interspecific competition; Resource allocation; Shoot:Root ratio; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT; SOIL MOISTURE; WETLAND;

CAREX STRICTA; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0031691697     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009751703827     Document Type: Article

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