Nutrient foraging traits in 10 co-occurring plant species of contrasting life forms

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 609-619

  Einsmann, Juliet C ^a   Jones, Robert H ^a   Pu, Mou ^a   Mitchell, Robert J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphological plasticity; Nutrient heterogeneity; Root distribution; Root proliferation; South Carolina

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; NUTRIENT; UNITED STATES;

FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROWTH FORM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL NUTRIENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032763493     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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