Effects of nutrient patches and root systems on the clonal plasticity of a rhizomatous grass

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2267-2280

  Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth ^a,c   Pyke, David A ^b   Caldwell, Martyn M ^a   Durham, Susan ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonal plant morphology; Competition; Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus; Morphological plasticity; Plant foraging; Plant interference; Rhizomes; Root systems; Soil heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLONE; FORAGING; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC VARIANCE; MORPHOGENESIS; NUTRIENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT;

CLONAL ORGANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PATCHINESS; PLASTICITY;

AGROPYRON DESERTORUM; BROMUS TECTORUM; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0031692743     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2267:EONPAR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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