Competition and niche partitioning among Pseudoroegneria spicata, Hedysarum boreale, and Centaurea maculosa

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-181

  Jacobs, James S ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centaurea maculosa; Competitive relationships; Hedysarum boreale; Niche partitioning; Plant diversity; Pseudoroegneria spicata; Resource preemption; Spotted knapweed; Three species addition series

Indexed keywords

CENTAUREA MACULOSA; HEDYSARUM BOREALE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0032978240     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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