Plant competition and slug herbivory: Effects on the yield and biomass allocation pattern of Poa annua L.

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-46

  Rodríguez, Miguel A ^a,b,c   Brown, Valerie K ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d An Institute of CAB International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependent regulation; Invertebrate herbivory; Life history; Plant animal interactions; Plant plant interactions

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; HERBIVORY; PLANT DENSITY; SLUG; YIELD;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GASTROPODA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 0031899017     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80006-4     Document Type: Article

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