Effects of environmental change, including drought, on water use by competing Calluna vulgaris (heather) and Pteridium aquilinum (bracken)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 96-106

  Gordon, C ^a   Woodin, S J ^a   Mullins, C E ^a   Alexander, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Competition; Nitrogen; Temperature; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NITROGEN; PLANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER USE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 0032766364     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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