Root morphological plasticity and nutrient acquisition of perennial grass species from habitats of different nutrient availability

Oecologia

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-358

  Fransen, Bart ^a   De Kroon, Hans ^a   Berendse, Frank ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foraging; Morphological plasticity; Nutrient heterogeneity; Perennial grasses; Root proliferation

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; GRASS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT;

EID: 0031817687     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050527     Document Type: Article

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