Competition intensity along a productivity gradient in a low-diversity grassland

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 465-476

  Peltzer, Duane A ^a   Wilson, Scott D ^a   Gerry, Ann K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Conserv Data Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agropyron cristatum; Competition; Gradient; Nitrogen; Old field experiment; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION INTENSITY; GRASSLAND; PRODUCTIVITY GRADIENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; BROMUS INERMIS;

EID: 0031899126     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286133     Document Type: Article

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