Vegetation biomass dynamics and patterns of sexual reproduction in a northern mixed-grass prairie

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-237

  Karl, Michael G ^a   Heitschmidt, R K ^b   Haferkamp, Marshall R ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PRAIRIE; PROPAGATION (BIOLOGY); SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; BROMUS JAPONICUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; FESTUCA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO PATAGONICA; POACEAE; VULPIA OCTOFLORA OCTOFLORA;

EID: 0033007133     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)141[0227:VBDAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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