The exploitation of heterogeneity by a clonal plant in habitats with contrasting productivity levels

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 873-884

  Kleijn, David ^a,c   Van Groenendael, Jan M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agropyron repens; Directional meristem outgrowth; Elymus repens; Foraging; Physiological integration; Rhizome; Selective ramet placement

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; FORAGING; HABITAT SELECTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY;

CLONAL ORGANISM; HETEROGENEITY; PATCHINESS; PRODUCTIVITY;

AGROPYRON REPENS; ELYMUS REPENS;

EID: 0032719783     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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