Clonal plasticity in response to rhizome severing and heterogeneous resource supply in the rhizomatous grass Psammochloa villosa in an Inner Mongolian dune, China

Plant Ecology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Dong, Ming ^a   Alaten, Bao ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Forestry Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Clonal plant; Nutrients; Psammochloa villosa; Rhizome severing; Water

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HETEROGENEITY; PLASTICITY; RHIZOME;

PSAMMOCHLOA VILLOSA;

EID: 0032791518     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009875000149     Document Type: Article

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