Biomass allocation, clonal dispersal, and competitive success in three salt marsh plants

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 347-353

  Brewer, J Stephen ^a,b   Rand, Tatyana ^a   Levine, Jonathan M ^a,c   Bertness, Mark D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CLONAL DISPERSAL; COMPETITIVE SUCCESS; SALTMARSH;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; JUNCUS GERARDI; SPARTINA PATENS; SPATRINA;

EID: 0031817969     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546975     Document Type: Article

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